''Pseudaraeococcus'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...

, native to northeastern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It was first described as the subgenus ''Pseudaraeococcus'' of the genus ''

Araeococcus ''Araeococcus'' is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern South America, Central America and Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad a ...

'' by

Carl Christian Mez Carl Christian Mez (26 March 1866 – 8 January 1944) was a German botanist and university professor. He is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Life and work Mez came from a family of industrialists in Frei ...

in 1935, and raised to a separate genus in 2020.

Species

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accepted the following species: *''

Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus ''Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Ameri ...

'' (Wawra) R.A.Pontes & Versieux *'' Pseudaraeococcus lageniformis'' (R.A.Pontes & Versieux) R.A.Pontes & Versieux *''

Pseudaraeococcus montanus ''Pseudaraeococcus montanus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America ...

'' (Leme) R.A.Pontes & Versieux *''

Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus ''Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Am ...

'' (Leme & J.A.Siqueira) R.A.Pontes & Versieux *''

Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus ''Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Amer ...

'' (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) R.A.Pontes & Versieux *''

Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus ''Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Ame ...

'' (Leme & J.A.Siqueira) R.A.Pontes & Versieux

References

Bromelioideae Bromeliaceae genera {{Bromelioideae-stub