Biology:Trichopus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Trichopus | |
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Trichopus zeylanicus at Nilagala, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Trichopus Gaertn. |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Trichopus is a genus of two known species of flowering plants. These plants were formerly included in the family Trichopodaceae, but are now considered to belong to Dioscoreaceae.[2]
Taxonomy
The known species of Trichopus are T. sempervirens, endemic to Madagascar and T. zeylanicus, native to India , Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Wikidata ☰ Q7840958 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichopus.
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