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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Cipuropsis Ule |
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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
As of October 2022, 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:
- Cipuropsis amicorum (I.Ramírez & Bevil.) Gouda
- Cipuropsis asmussii Gouda
- 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.
- Cipuropsis asplundii (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania asplundii (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
- Cipuropsis bicolor (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia bicolor L.B.Sm.
- Cipuropsis capituligera (Griseb.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia capituligera (Griseb.) J.R.Grant
- Cipuropsis delicatula (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania delicatula (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
- Cipuropsis hospitalis (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia hospitalis (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant
- Cipuropsis magdalenae (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Mezobromelia magdalenae (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant
- Cipuropsis pinnata (Mez & Sodiro) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania pinnata (Mez & Sodiro) W.Till & Barfuss
- Cipuropsis singularis (Mez & Wercklé) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania singularis (Mez & Wercklé) W.Till & Barfuss
- Cipuropsis truncata (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng = Josemania truncata (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss
References
- ^ "Cipuropsis Ule", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-10-27
- ^ "Cipuropsis Ule", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-10-27
- Gouda, Eric J.; Butcher, Derek; Gouda, Kees (2022), "genus Cipuropsis Ule", Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads, Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, retrieved 2022-10-27 (use → to move to individual species)
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