Trichopus

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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]

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Trichopus
Trichopus zeylanicus at Nilagala, Sri Lanka.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Trichopus
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Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichopodium Lindl.
  • Steireya Raf.
  • Podianthus Schnizl.
  • Avetra H.Perrier
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Taxonomy

The known species of Trichopus are T. sempervirens, endemic to Madagascar and T. zeylanicus, native to India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.[1]

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