Characteristics
Monocots
Catopsis berteroana (Schult. & Schult.f.)Mez
POWDERY STRAP AIRPLANT
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This plant may be partially carnivorous as it was shown to trap 12 times as many insects as similarly sized bromeliads (Frank & O'Meara 1984). The waxy coating of its leaves may facilitate the trapping of insects (Gaume et al. 2004). Wyeomyia mosquitoes breed in the plant (Frank & O'Meara 1984).
Native
Rare-State
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Classification
Citation
CATOPSIS BERTEROANA (Schultes & Schultes f.) Mez, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 621. 1896.
Tillandsia berteroana Schultes & Schultes f. 1830.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Without data, Bertero s.n. (holotype: TO).
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