Catopsis

Catopsis is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). Catopsis is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Brazil, plus Florida and the West Indies. One of the species, Catopsis berteroniana, is thought to be carnivorous.

==Species== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Distribution |- |120px || Catopsis berteroniana (Schultes f.) Mez || from Bahamas, Florida, Chiapas and Veracruz south to Brazil |- | || Catopsis compacta Mez || Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco |- | || Catopsis delicatula L.B. Smith || Guatemala, southern Mexico |- | || Catopsis floribunda L.B. Smith || West Indies, Venezuela, Honduras, Oaxaca, Florida |- ||| Catopsis juncifolia Mez & Wercklé || from Veracruz to Panama |- | || Catopsis micrantha L.B. Smith || Panama |- | || Catopsis minimiflora Matuda || Chiapas |- | ||Catopsis montana L.B.Sm. || Cuba, Central America |- |120px || Catopsis morreniana Mez || from Veracruz to Costa Rica |- | || Catopsis nitida (Hooker) Grisebach || from Veracruz to Panama; Greater Antilles |- | || Catopsis nutans (Swartz) Grisebach || Florida, Central America, Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador |- | ||Catopsis oerstediana Mez || southern Mexico, Central America |- | || Catopsis paniculata E. Morren || southern Mexico, Central America |- | ||Catopsis pedicellata L.B.Sm || Guatemala, Costa Rica, southern Mexico |- | || Catopsis pisiformis Rauh || Panama |- |120px || Catopsis sessiliflora (Ruiz & Pavón) Mez || West Indies; Latin America from Puebla and Jalisco south to Peru |- | || Catopsis subulata L.B. Smith || Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca |- | || Catopsis wangerinii Mez & Wercklé || Central America, Colombia, Chiapas, Veracruz |- | || Catopsis wawranea Mez || Veracruz, Oaxaca, Belize |- ||| Catopsis werckleana Mez || Costa Rica |- |}