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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.
Species Image Name Distribution 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
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