View source for Catopsis ← Catopsis You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |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= }}<!-- --><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><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Fla.;West Indies;Mexico;Central America;South America. |discussion=<p>Species 18 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==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://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V22/V22_260.xml |genus=Catopsis }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Bromeliaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Bromeliaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Catopsis.