Cipuropsis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the Caribbean, southern Central America and northwestern South America.[ The genus was first described by Ule in 1907.][
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Taxonomy
, different circumscriptions of the genus are in use. In the narrow sense, the segregate genera Josemania and Mezobromelia are recognized; in the broad sense, these are sunk into Cipuropsis. Species accepted by the Encyclopedia of Bromeliads using the narrow sense are:[ (use → to move to individual species)]
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Cipuropsis amicorum (I.Ramírez & Bevil.) Gouda
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Cipuropsis asmussii Gouda
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Cipuropsis subandina Ule
Additional species accepted by Plants of the World Online using the broad sense are listed below, together with placements in Josemania and Mezobromelia.[
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Cipuropsis asplundii (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania asplundii (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
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Cipuropsis bicolor (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia bicolor L.B.Sm.
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Cipuropsis capituligera (Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia capituligera (Griseb.) J.R.Grant
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Cipuropsis delicatula (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania delicatula (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
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Cipuropsis hospitalis (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia hospitalis (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant
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Cipuropsis magdalenae (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia magdalenae (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant
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Cipuropsis pinnata (Mez & Sodiro) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania pinnata (Mez & Sodiro) W.Till & Barfuss
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Cipuropsis singularis (Mez & Wercklé) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania singularis (Mez & Wercklé) W.Till & Barfuss
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Cipuropsis truncata (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania truncata (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
