''Canistropsis'' is a

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of plants in the

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Bromeliaceae, subfamily

Bromelioideae Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will ada ...

. The genus name is from the genus '' Canistrum'' and the Greek “opsis” (resembling). All 11

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of this genus are

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

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 ...

.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−; ''Canistropsis'' species & states endemic in-ppg 226−227; accessed 30 May 2016.

Species

* '' 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 * '' Canistropsis simulans'' (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme

References

External links

FCBS Canistropsis photosBSI Genera Gallery photos
* Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Bromeliaceae genera {{Bromelioideae-stub