Canistropsis
Genus of flowering plants
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Canistropsis is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
| Canistropsis | |
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| Canistropsis billbergioides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Canistropsis (Mez) Leme |
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The genus name is from the genus Canistrum and the Greek “opsis” (resembling).
All 11 species of this genus are endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[1]
Species
Species of the genus according to Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| 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 | ||
