Araeococcus

Authority

Smith, Lyman B. 1967. Bromeliaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 15-68.

Family

Bromeliaceae

Scientific Name

Araeococcus

Description

Genus Description - Small herbs; leaves rosulate, entire or serrate; inflorescence laxly paniculate or rarely simple; flowers sessile or pedicellate; sepals connate, unarmed or obscurely mucronulate; petals free, naked; stamens included; filaments very short; placentae apical; ovules few, long-caudate; fruit only slightly enlarged from the ovary.

Discussion

Type species: A. micranthus Brongn.

Distribution

Some 5 species from Costa Rica, Tobago, Trinidad, Guiana, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. Mainly epiphytic in forest.

Costa Rica South America| Trinidad and Tobago South America| French Guiana South America| Venezuela South America| Brazil South America|