Araeococcus
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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.
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==
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