Araeococcus
Araeococcus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern South America, Central America and Trinidad.
The genus name is from the Greek araios and the Latin coccus. It was divided into two subgenera, the type subgenus and subgenus Pseudaraeococcus, before the latter was raised to the separate genus Pseudaraeococcus in 2020.
Species
Accepted species:Araeococcus flagellifolius Harms - Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern BrazilAraeococcus goeldianus L.B.Sm. - Amapá, French GuianaAraeococcus micranthus Brongn. - Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern BrazilAraeococcus pectinatus L.B.Sm. - Costa Rica, Panama, ColombiaTransferred to Pseudaraeococcus:Araeococcus chlorocarpus Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus chlorocarpus - BahiaAraeococcus montanus Leme → Pseudaraeococcus montanus - BahiaAraeococcus nigropurpureus Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus - BahiaAraeococcus parviflorus Lindman → Pseudaraeococcus parviflorus - Bahia Araeococcus sessiliflorus Leme & J.A. Siqueira → Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus - Bahia