Canistrum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Canistrum E.Morren |
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Canistrum is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus names is from the Greek “kanistron” (a kind of basket carried on the head). This genus is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest[1]. There are currently 13 species divided into two subgenra: Canistrum and Cucullatanthus Leme.
[edit] Species
- Canistrum alagoanum Leme & J.A. Siqueira
- Canistrum aurantiacum E. Morren
- Canistrum auratum Leme
- Canistrum camacaense Martinelli & Leme
- Canistrum fosterianum L.B. Smith
- Canistrum guzmanioides Leme
- Canistrum improcerum Leme & J.A. Siqueira
- Canistrum lanigerum H. Luther & Leme
- Canistrum montanum Leme
- Canistrum pickelii (A. Lima & L.B. Smith) Leme & J.A. Siqueira
- Canistrum sandrae Leme
- Canistrum seidelianum W. Weber
- Canistrum triangulare L.B. Smith & Reitz
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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
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