This article is about the genus in Dioscoreaceae. For the defunct legume genus, see Marina (plant). For the spider genus, see Tegenaria.

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. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichopus
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