Canistrum is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

Canistrum
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Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:Bromelioideae
Genus:Canistrum
E.Morren
Synonyms[1]
  • Mosenia Lindm.
  • Wittrockia Lindm.
  • Edmundoa Leme

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.

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