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Canistropsis
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Canistropsis

Canistropsis is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. 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.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Canistropsis billbergioides

speciesCanistropsis billbergioides

Canistropsis seidelii

speciesCanistropsis seidelii

Canistropsis burchellii

speciesCanistropsis burchellii

Canistropsis microps

speciesCanistropsis microps

Canistropsis marceloi

speciesCanistropsis marceloi

Canistropsis albiflora

speciesCanistropsis albiflora

Canistropsis pulcherrima

speciesCanistropsis pulcherrima

Canistropsis exigua

speciesCanistropsis exigua

Canistropsis elata

speciesCanistropsis elata

Canistropsis correia-araujoi

speciesCanistropsis correia-araujoi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1373610.