''Hoplocryptanthus'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
.
It was formerly treated as the subgenus ''Hoplocryptanthus'' of the genus ''
Cryptanthus
''Cryptanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek ''cryptos'' (hidden) and ''anthos'' (flower). The genus formerly had two recognized subgenera: ...
''.
Its native range is Southeastern Brazil.
Species:
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Hoplocryptanthus caracensis'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus caracensis''
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Hoplocryptanthus ferrarius'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus ferrarius''
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Hoplocryptanthus glaziovii'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus glaziovii''
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Hoplocryptanthus knegtianus''
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Hoplocryptanthus lavrasensis'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus lavrasensis''
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Hoplocryptanthus regius'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus regius''
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Hoplocryptanthus schwackeanus'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus schwackeanus''
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Hoplocryptanthus tiradentesensis'' , syn. ''Cryptanthus tiradentesensis''
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Hoplocryptanthus vidaliorum''
References
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Bromelioideae
Bromeliaceae genera