Trichopus

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]

Trichopus
Trichopus zeylanicus at Nilagala, Sri Lanka.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Trichopus Gaertn.
Species
Trichopus sempervirens (H. Perrier) Caddick & Wilkin Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn.
Synonyms[1]
Trichopodium Lindl. Steireya Raf. Podianthus Schnizl. Avetra H.Perrier

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. 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.