Canistrum
Canistrum is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
The genus names are from the Greek “kanistron”.
This bromeliad genus is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome, located in southeastern Brazil. 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. & 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 Mez - from Bahia to Santa Catarina
- Canistrum flavipetalum Wand. - Bahia
- Canistrum fosterianum L.B. Smith - Bahia
- Canistrum fragrans Mabb
- Canistrum giganteum 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 Wand. & S.E.Martins - São Paulo
- Canistrum perplexum L.B.Sm. - São Paulo
- Canistrum pickelii Leme & J.A. Siqueira - Pernambuco, Alagoas
- Canistrum sandrae Leme - Bahia
- Canistrum seidelianum W. Weber - Bahia
- Canistrum superbum Mez - Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina
- Canistrum tenuisepalum ined., - Minas Gerais
- Canistrum triangulare L.B. Smith & Reitz - Espírito Santo
