Canistrum

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Canistrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Canistrum
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Synonyms [1]
  • MoseniaLindm.
  • WittrockiaLindm.
  • EdmundoaLeme

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

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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 CucullatanthusLeme.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"; 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