Thoracocarpus

Thoracocarpus is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1958. It contains only one known species, Thoracocarpus bissectus a hemiepiphytic vine. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, and South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Pandanales

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Thoracocarpus bissectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Cyclanthaceae
Genus:	Thoracocarpus Harling
Species:	T. bissectus
Binomial name
Thoracocarpus bissectus (Vell.) Harling
Synonyms[1]
Dracontium bissectum Vell. Philodendron bissectum (Vell.) Stellfeld Carludovica kegeliana Lem. Carludovica sarmentosa Sagot ex Drude Carludovica mattogrossensis Lindm. Carludovica bracteosa Gleason

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