''Araeococcus'' is a

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of the

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, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern

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and

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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 {{Bromelioideae-stub