Catopsis is a genus in the botany family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). Catopsis is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Brazil, plus Florida and the West Indies. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.
from Bahamas, Florida, Chiapas and Veracruz south to Brazil |
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco |
Guatemala, southern Mexico |
West Indies, Venezuela, Honduras, Oaxaca, Florida |
from Veracruz to Panama |
Panama |
Chiapas |
Cuba, Central America |
from Veracruz to Costa Rica |
from Veracruz to Panama; Greater Antilles |
Florida, Central America, Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador |
southern Mexico, Central America |
southern Mexico, Central America |
Guatemala, Costa Rica, southern Mexico |
Panama |
West Indies; Latin America from Puebla and Jalisco south to Peru |
Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca |
Central America, Colombia, Chiapas, Veracruz |
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Belize |
Costa Rica |
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