Abstract :
Se describe e ilustra Catopsis occulta Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr., especie nueva endémica de los estados de Chiapas, Oaxaca y Veracruz en México. El nuevo taxon se caracteriza por sus plantas dioicas de gran tamaño con las inflorescencias generalmente tres veces ramificadas y las brácteas florales y los sépalos amarillo-anaranjados. Se le compara con C. berteroniana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Mez, la cual presenta características morfológicas similares. Palabras clave: Bromeliaceae, Catopsis, dioicismo, endemismo. Catopsis occulta Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr., a new endemic species from the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz in Mexico, is described and illustrated. The new taxon is characterized by dioecious, large plants with usually three times branched inflorescences and yellow-orange floral bracts and sepals. The new species is compared with C. berteroniana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Mez, which is morphologically similar. Key words: Bromeliaceae, Catopsis, dioecious, endemism.
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