- Source: Araeococcus
Araeococcus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern South America, Central America and Trinidad.
The genus name is from the Greek araios (thin, weak, slight) and the Latin coccus (berry). It was divided into two subgenera, the type subgenus and subgenus Pseudaraeococcus, before the latter was raised to the separate genus Pseudaraeococcus in 2020.
Species
Accepted species:
Araeococcus flagellifolius Harms - Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
Araeococcus goeldianus L.B.Sm. - Amapá, French Guiana
Araeococcus micranthus Brongn. - Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil
Araeococcus pectinatus L.B.Sm. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
Transferred to Pseudaraeococcus:
Araeococcus chlorocarpus (Wawra) Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus - Bahia
Araeococcus montanus Leme → Pseudaraeococcus montanus - Bahia
Araeococcus nigropurpureus Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus - Bahia
Araeococcus parviflorus (Martius & Schultes f.) Lindman → Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus - Bahia
Araeococcus sessiliflorus Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus - Bahia
References
External links
BSI Genera Gallery photos