Canistrum

Genus of flowering plants

Canistrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Canistrum
E.Morren
Synonyms[1]
  • Mosenia Lindm.
  • Wittrockia Lindm.
  • Edmundoa Leme

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
  • Canistrum ambiguum (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
  • Canistrum cyathiforme (Vell.) Mez - from Bahia to Santa Catarina
  • Canistrum flavipetalum Wand. - Bahia
  • Canistrum fosterianum L.B. Smith - Bahia
  • Canistrum fragrans (Linden) Mabb
  • Canistrum giganteum (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
  • Canistrum paulistanum (Leme) Wand. & S.E.Martins - São Paulo
  • Canistrum perplexum 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
  • Canistrum superbum (Lindm.) Mez - Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina
  • Canistrum tenuisepalum (Leme) ined., - Minas Gerais
  • Canistrum triangulare L.B. Smith & Reitz - Espírito Santo

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

  • FCBS Canistrum Photos
  • BSI Genera Gallery photos
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