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Catopsis nitida

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
Gallery
Contributors
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643ff3484468c475819734
Scientific name Catopsis nitida
Authority Griseb.
First published in Fl. Brit. W. I. : 599 (1864)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Catopsis inconspicua Baker J. Bot. 25: 174 (1887)
Pogospermum inconspicuum Brongn. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 1: 329 (1864)
Pogospermum nitidum Brongn. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 1: 328 (1864)
Tillandsia nitida Hook. Exot. Fl. : t. 218 (1826)
Tussacia nitida Beer Fam. Bromel. : 100 (1856)

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Language Common/alternative name
English caribbean strap airplant

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Puerto Rico
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000352929
USDA Plants CANI6
Tropicos 4300555
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122523-1
The Plant List kew-232445
Open Tree Of Life 21887
NCBI Taxonomy 106437
IPNI 122523-1
iNaturalist 283396
GBIF 2698798
Freebase /m/09v8hgd
EOL 1123011
Wikipedia Catopsis_nitida

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_051611075.1 ASM5161107v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2025-07-30 60 795.52 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
CAM plants: their importance in epiphyte communities and prospects with global change Zotz G, Andrade JL, Einzmann HJ Ann Bot 07-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC10799991
doi:10.1093/aob/mcac158
PMID:36617243
Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist Cáceres González DA, Schulte K, Schmidt M, Zizka G PhytoKeys 11-Nov-2013
PMCID:PMC3881346
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.4937
PMID:24399894

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