''Canistrum'' is a

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of plants in the

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Bromeliaceae, subfamily

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. The genus names are from the Greek “kanistron” (a kind of basket carried on the head). This bromeliad genus is

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to the Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"
; ''Rodriguésia 59'', February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−, abstract−, species lists−. accessed 30 May 2016.Fragments of the Atlantic Forest of Northeast Brazil: Biodiversity, Conservation and the Bromeliads by Jose Alves Siqueira Filho & Elton M.C. Leme, 2007 (Apr.) There are currently 22 recognized species divided into two subgenera: ''Canistrum'' and ''Cucullatanthus'' Leme.

Species

*'' Canistrum alagoanum'' Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Alagoas *'' Canistrum ambiguum'' (Wand. & Leme) Wand. & B.A.Moreira - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo *'' Canistrum aurantiacum'' E. Morren - Alagoas, Pernambuco *'' Canistrum auratum'' Leme - Bahia, Minas Gerais *'' Canistrum camacaense'' Martinelli & Leme - Bahia *'' Canistrum cyathiforme'' (Vell.) Mez - from Bahia to Santa Catarina *''

Canistrum flavipetalum ''Canistrum'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus names are from the Greek “kanistron” (a kind of basket carried on the head). This bromeliad genus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome ...

'' Wand. - Bahia *'' Canistrum fosterianum'' L.B. Smith - Bahia *'' Canistrum fragrans'' (Linden) Mabb *'' Canistrum giganteum'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. *'' Canistrum guzmanioides'' Leme - Bahia *'' Canistrum improcerum'' Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Alagoas *'' Canistrum lanigerum'' H. Luther & Leme - Bahia *'' Canistrum montanum'' Leme - Bahia *'' Canistrum paulistanum'' (Leme) Wand. & S.E.Martins - São Paulo *'' Canistrum perplexum'' L.B.Sm. - São Paulo *'' Canistrum pickelii'' (A. Lima & L.B. Smith) Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Pernambuco, Alagoas *'' Canistrum sandrae'' Leme - Bahia *'' Canistrum seidelianum'' W. Weber - Bahia *'' Canistrum superbum'' (Lindm.) Mez - Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina *'' Canistrum tenuisepalum'' (Leme) ined., - Minas Gerais *'' Canistrum triangulare'' L.B. Smith & Reitz - Espírito Santo

References

External links

FCBS Canistrum PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
photos Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Bromeliaceae genera {{Bromelioideae-stub