Pseudaraeococcus

Pseudaraeococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Pseudaraeococcus; (Mez) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Araeococcus subg. Pseudaraeococcus;

Pseudaraeococcus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to northeastern Brazil.² It was first described as the subgenus Pseudaraeococcus of the genus Araeococcus by Carl Christian Mez in 1935, and raised to a separate genus in 2020.¹

Species

As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:²

Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus (Wawra) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Pseudaraeococcus lageniformis (R.A.Pontes & Versieux) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Pseudaraeococcus montanus (Leme) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus (Leme & J.A.Siqueira) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) R.A.Pontes & Versieux
Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus (Leme & J.A.Siqueira) R.A.Pontes & Versieux

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