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 , 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: (use → to move to individual species) 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
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