Canistrum
Encyclopedia
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. There are currently 13 species divided into two subgenra: Canistrum and Cucullatanthus Leme.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
, subfamily Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads . This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with 32, but the least number of species with 861. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions...
. 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. There are currently 13 species divided into two subgenra: Canistrum and Cucullatanthus Leme.
Species
- Canistrum alagoanumCanistrum alagoanumCanistrum alagoanum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Canistrum aurantiacumCanistrum aurantiacumCanistrum aurantiacum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
E. Morren - Canistrum auratumCanistrum auratumCanistrum auratum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
Leme - Canistrum camacaenseCanistrum camacaenseCanistrum camacaense is a species of bromiliad of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Martinelli & Leme - Canistrum fosterianumCanistrum fosterianumCanistrum fosterianum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is named for Mulford B. Foster. This species is endemic to Brazil.- Cultivars :* Canistrum 'Big Emma'* Canistrum 'Flare'* xCanmea 'Blue Tags'* xCanmea 'FDTroll'...
L.B. Smith - Canistrum guzmanioidesCanistrum guzmanioidesCanistrum guzmanioides is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Leme - Canistrum improcerumCanistrum improcerumCanistrum improcerum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Canistrum lanigerumCanistrum lanigerumCanistrum lanigerum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
H. Luther & Leme - Canistrum montanumCanistrum montanumCanistrum montanum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Leme - Canistrum pickeliiCanistrum pickeliiCanistrum pickelii is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
(A. Lima & L.B. Smith) Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Canistrum sandraeCanistrum sandraeCanistrum sandrae is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...
Leme - Canistrum seidelianumCanistrum seidelianumCanistrum seidelianum is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
W. Weber - Canistrum triangulareCanistrum triangulareCanistrum triangulare is a species of the genus Canistrum. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Canistrum 'Black Sands'* Canistrum 'Flare'* xCanmea 'Tropic Beauty'* xCanmea 'Wild Leopard'* xCanmea 'Wild Tiger'...
L.B. Smith & Reitz