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|accepted_name=Catopsis
|accepted_authority=Grisebach
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Flora of the British West Indian Islands
|place=599. 1864
|year=1864
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Bromeliaceae;Catopsis
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Bromeliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Catopsis]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> epiphytic, without evident stems. <b>Leaves</b> many-ranked, rosulate; blade linear to triangular, base usually with chalklike bloom, margins entire, appressed-scaly. <b>Inflorescence</b> central, 5–many-flowered, always many-ranked, simple or compound, flowers laxly arranged; floral bracts small, inconspicuous, not obscuring rachis. <b>Flowers</b> bisexual in flora or functionally unisexual; sepals distinct, strongly asymmetric; petals distinct; stamens included, usually in 2 unequal sets, filaments free; ovary superior. <b>Capsules</b> ovoid to ellipsoid, dehiscent. <b>Seeds</b> with light tan to brown, apical, plumose appendage.</span><!--

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|distribution=Fla.;West Indies;Mexico;Central America;South America.
|discussion=<p>Species 18 (3 in the flora).</p>
|tables=
|references=
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==Key==
<div class="treatment-key-group">
  
{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Inflorescence 3–10-flowered, pendent; corolla bright yellow, nocturnal
|[[Catopsis nutans|Catopsis nutans]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Inflorescence 15–50-flowered, erect to pendulous; corolla white, diurnal.
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Leaves yellow-green, covered with conspicuous, white, chalky powder; floral bracts 6–8 mm
|[[Catopsis berteroniana|Catopsis berteroniana]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Leaves bright green, not covered with conspicuous, white, chalky powder; floral bracts 4–5 mm
|[[Catopsis floribunda|Catopsis floribunda]]
|}
</div></div><!--

-->{{#Taxon:
name=Catopsis
|author=Harry E. Luther;Gregory K. Brown
|authority=Grisebach
|rank=genus
|parent rank=family
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Bromeliaceae
|distribution=Fla.;West Indies;Mexico;Central America;South America.
|reference=None
|publication title=Flora of the British West Indian Islands
|publication year=1864
|special status=
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V22/V22_260.xml
|genus=Catopsis
}}<!--

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