Canistropsis
| Canistropsis | |
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| Canistropsis billbergioides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Canistropsis |
| Species | |
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Canistropsis is a genus of the botanical 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
- Canistropsis albiflora (L.B. Smith) H. Luther & Leme
- Canistropsis billbergioides (Schultes f.) Leme
- var. billbergioides
- forma azurea (E. Pereira & Leme) Leme
- var. billbergioides
- 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
- var. microps
- forma pallida (L.B. Smith) Leme
- var. microps
- forma bicensis (Ule) Leme
- var. microps
- Canistropsis pulcherrima (E. Pereira) Leme
- Canistropsis seidelii (L.B. Smith & Reitz) Leme
- var. welteri A. Seidel ex Roeth
- Canistropsis simulans (E. Pereira & Leme) Leme
See also
- Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
- List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
- Endemic flora of Brazil
References
- ↑ DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(Portuguese), abstract−(English) species lists−(Latin); Canistropsis species & states endemic in-ppg 226−227; accessed 30 May 2016.
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