Canistropsis

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

Canistropsis
Canistropsis billbergioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Canistropsis (Mez) Leme
Species
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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
	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