Trichopus

Trichopus zeylanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Trichopus
Species: T. sempervirens – T. zeylanicus

Name

Trichopus Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 44 (1788)

• Type species: Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 44 (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Trichopodium Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1543 (1832)
  • Steireya Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 100 (1838)
  • Podianthus Schnizl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 739 (1843)
  • Avetra H.Perrier, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 25 (1924)

References

• Gaertner, J. (1788) De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. . . . 1: 44, t. 14. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Trichopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Trichopus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Trichopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2015.

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