Canistrum
Canistrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
Genus: | Canistrum E.Morren |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Canistrum is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
The genus names are from the Greek “kanistron” (a kind of basket carried on the head).
This bromeliad genus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[1][2][3] There are currently 22 recognized species divided into two subgenera: Canistrum and Cucullatanthus Leme.
Species[]
- Canistrum alagoanum Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Alagoas
- (Wand. & Leme) Wand. & B.A.Moreira - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
- Canistrum aurantiacum E. Morren - Alagoas, Pernambuco
- Canistrum auratum Leme - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Canistrum camacaense Martinelli & Leme - Bahia
- (Vell.) Mez - from Bahia to Santa Catarina
- Wand. - Bahia
- Canistrum fosterianum L.B. Smith - Bahia
- (Linden) Mabb
- (Baker) L.B.Sm.
- Canistrum guzmanioides Leme - Bahia
- Canistrum improcerum Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Alagoas
- Canistrum lanigerum H. Luther & Leme - Bahia
- Canistrum montanum Leme - Bahia
- (Leme) Wand. & S.E.Martins - São Paulo
- L.B.Sm. - São Paulo
- Canistrum pickelii (A. Lima & L.B. Smith) Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Pernambuco, Alagoas
- Canistrum sandrae Leme - Bahia
- Canistrum seidelianum W. Weber - Bahia
- (Lindm.) Mez - Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina
- (Leme) ined., - Minas Gerais
- Canistrum triangulare L.B. Smith & Reitz - Espírito Santo
References[]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English), species lists−(in Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
- ^ Fragments of the Atlantic Forest of Northeast Brazil: Biodiversity, Conservation and the Bromeliads by Jose Alves Siqueira Filho & Elton M.C. Leme, 2007 (Apr.) ISBN 85-88742-19-5
External links[]
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Categories:
- Canistrum
- Endemic flora of Brazil
- Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
- Bromeliaceae genera
- Bromelioideae stubs