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Canistropsis
Canistropsis billbergioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Canistropsis
(Mez) Leme
Species

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Canistropsis is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

The genus name is from the genus Canistrum and the Greek “opsis” (resembling).

All 11 species of this genus are endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[1]

Species[edit]

Species of the genus according to Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:[2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Canistropsis albiflora (L.B.Sm.) H.Luther & Leme
Canistropsis billbergioides (Schultes f.) Leme
Canistropsis burchellii (Baker) Leme
Canistropsis correia-araujoi (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme
Canistropsis elata (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme
Canistropsis exigua (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme
Canistropsis marceloi (E.Pereira & Moutinho) Leme
Canistropsis microps (E.Morren ex Mez) Leme
Canistropsis pulcherrima (E.Pereira) Leme
Canistropsis seidelii (L.B.Sm. & Reitz) Leme

References[edit]

  1. ^ DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English) species lists−(in Latin); Canistropsis species & states endemic in-ppg 226−227; accessed 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Canistropsis - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-13.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canistropsis

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