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Genus: Catopsis Life
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Poales > Family:
Bromeliaceae
Over 20 species, native from Florida to Brazil, as well as
the Caribbean. Five species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Catopsis floribunda
Native from Florida to Venezuela. |
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Catopsis hahnii
Native Mexico to Nicaragua. |
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Catopsis juncifolia
Native to Guatemala and Panama. |
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Catopsis morreniana
Native from Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Catopsis sessiliflora
Native from Mexico to Brazil, also the West Indies. |
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