''Araeococcus'' is a
genus
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of the
botanical
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family
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Bromeliaceae
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, subfamily
Bromelioideae
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. It is native to northern
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,
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and
Trinidad
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.
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The genus name is from the Greek ''araios'' (thin, weak, slight) and the Latin ''coccus'' (berry). It was divided into two subgenera, the type subgenus and subgenus ''Pseudaraeococcus'', before the latter was raised to the separate genus '' Pseudaraeococcus'' in 2020.]
Species
Accepted species:
* '' Araeococcus flagellifolius'' Harms - Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
* '' Araeococcus goeldianus'' L.B.Sm. - Amapá, French Guiana
* '' Araeococcus micranthus'' Brongn. - Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
* '' Araeococcus pectinatus'' L.B.Sm. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
Transferred to ''Pseudaraeococcus'':
* ''Araeococcus chlorocarpus'' (Wawra) Leme & J.A. Siqueira → '' Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus'' - Bahia
* ''Araeococcus montanus'' Leme → '' Pseudaraeococcus montanus'' - Bahia
* ''Araeococcus nigropurpureus'' Leme & J.A. Siqueira → '' Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus'' - Bahia
* ''Araeococcus parviflorus'' (Martius & Schultes f.) Lindman → '' Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus'' - Bahia
* ''Araeococcus sessiliflorus'' Leme & J.A. Siqueira → '' Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus'' - Bahia
References
External links
BSI Genera Gallery
photos
Bromeliaceae genera
Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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