Scientific name Catopsis Rank Genus | Higher classification Bromeliads | |
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Lower classifications Catopsis berteroniana, Catopsis sessiliflora, Catopsis compacta | ||
Catopsis garden plants
Catopsis is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). Catopsis is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Brazil, plus Florida and the West Indies. One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.
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Species
- Catopsis berteroniana (Schultes f.) Mez - from Bahamas, Florida, Chiapas and Veracruz south to Brazil
- Catopsis compacta Mez - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco
- Catopsis delicatula L.B. Smith - Guatemala, southern Mexico
- Catopsis floribunda L.B. Smith - West Indies, Venezuela, Honduras, Oaxaca, Florida
- Catopsis juncifolia Mez & Wercklé - from Veracruz to Panama
- Catopsis micrantha L.B. Smith - Panama
- Catopsis minimiflora Matuda - Chiapas
- Catopsis montana L.B.Sm. - Cuba, Central America
- Catopsis morreniana Mez - from Veracruz to Costa Rica
- Catopsis nitida (Hooker) Grisebach - from Veracruz to Panama; Greater Antilles
- Catopsis nutans (Swartz) Grisebach - Florida, Central America, Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador
- Catopsis oerstediana Mez - southern Mexico, Central America
- Catopsis paniculata E. Morren - southern Mexico, Central America
- Catopsis pedicellata L.B.Sm - Guatemala, Costa Rica, southern Mexico
- Catopsis pisiformis Rauh - Panama
- Catopsis sessiliflora (Ruiz & Pavón) Mez - West Indies; Latin America from Puebla and Jalisco south to Peru
- Catopsis subulata L.B. Smith - Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca
- Catopsis wangerinii Mez & Wercklé - Central America, Colombia, Chiapas, Veracruz
- Catopsis wawranea Mez - Veracruz, Oaxaca, Belize
- Catopsis werckleana Mez - Costa Rica
References
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