Canistrum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Canistrum
Species: C. alagoanum – C. ambiguum – C. aurantiacum – C. auratum – C. camacaense – C. cyathiforme – C. flavipetalum – C. fosterianum – C. giganteum – C. guzmanioides – C. improcerum – C. lanigerum – C. montanum – C. paulistanum – C. perplexum – C. pickelii – C. sandrae – C. seidelianum – C. superbum – C. tenuisepalum – C. triangulare – C. viride
Name

Canistrum É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 23: 257 (1873)

Type species: Canistrum aurantiacum É.Morren, Belgique Hort. 23: 257, t. 15. (1873)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Mosenia Lindm., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 24(8): 27 (1891)
Wittrockia Lindm., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 24(8): 20 (1891)
Edmundoa Leme, Canistrum - Bromeliads Atlantic Forest: 42 (1997)

References

Morren, C.J.É. (1873) La Belgique Horticole 23: 257.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Canistrum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Canistrum. Published online. Accessed: July 2 2015.
Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) 2007. Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1–476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
Tropicos.org 2015. Canistrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 2.

Vernacular names
中文: 心花鳳梨屬

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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
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