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Catopsis
Catopsis
Catopsis is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). Catopsis is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Brazil, plus Florida and the West Indies. One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
nodding catopsis
speciesCatopsis nutans
Catopsis paniculata
speciesCatopsis paniculata
Powdery-strap Bromeliad
speciesCatopsis berteroniana
Catopsis sessiliflora
speciesCatopsis sessiliflora
many-flowered catopsis
speciesCatopsis floribunda
Catopsis oerstediana
speciesCatopsis oerstediana
Catopsis nitida
speciesCatopsis nitida
Catopsis morreniana
speciesCatopsis morreniana
Catopsis subulata
speciesCatopsis subulata
Catopsis compacta
speciesCatopsis compacta
Catopsis wangerinii
speciesCatopsis wangerinii
Catopsis hahnii
speciesCatopsis hahnii
Catopsis occulta
speciesCatopsis occulta
Catopsis micrantha
speciesCatopsis micrantha
Catopsis wawranea
speciesCatopsis wawranea
Catopsis montana
speciesCatopsis montana
Catopsis minimiflora
speciesCatopsis minimiflora
Catopsis pisiformis
speciesCatopsis pisiformis
Catopsis delicatula
speciesCatopsis delicatula
Catopsis juncifolia
speciesCatopsis juncifolia
Catopsis sumiderensis
speciesCatopsis sumiderensis
Catopsis werckleana
speciesCatopsis werckleana
Catopsis pedicellata
speciesCatopsis pedicellata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 156998.