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.
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:
Additional species accepted by Plants of the World Online using the broad sense are listed below, together with placements in Josemania and Mezobromelia.
- Cipuropsis asplundii <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Josemania asplundii <small>(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss</small>
- Cipuropsis bicolor <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Mezobromelia bicolor <small>L.B.Sm.</small>
- Cipuropsis capituligera <small>(Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Mezobromelia capituligera <small>(Griseb.) J.R.Grant</small>
- Cipuropsis delicatula <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Josemania delicatula <small>(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss</small>
- Cipuropsis hospitalis <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Mezobromelia hospitalis <small>(L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant</small>
- Cipuropsis magdalenae <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Mezobromelia magdalenae <small>(L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant</small>
- Cipuropsis pinnata <small>(Mez & Sodiro) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Josemania pinnata <small>(Mez & Sodiro) W.Till & Barfuss</small>
- Cipuropsis singularis <small>(Mez & Wercklé) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Josemania singularis <small>(Mez & Wercklé) W.Till & Barfuss</small>
- Cipuropsis truncata <small>(L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng</small> = Josemania truncata <small>(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss</small>
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