Biology:Trophis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Trophis
Trophis scandens foliage and flowers ii.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Moreae
Genus: Trophis
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Trophis is a genus in the plant family Moraceae which includes about nine species, six of which are Neotropical and three which are Palaeotropical. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.[1]

Recent work suggests that the genus is polyphyletic.[2]

Selected species

  • Trophis branderhorstii (Diels) Corner
  • Trophis caucana (Pittier) C.C.Berg
  • Trophis cuspidata Lundell
  • Trophis drupacea (Diels) Corner
  • Trophis involucrata W.C.Burger
  • Trophis mexicana (Liebm.) Bureau
  • Trophis noraminervae Cuevas & Carvajal
  • Trophis philippinensis (Bureau) Corner
  • Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb.
  • Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn.

References

  1. C.C., Berg; Corner, E.J.H.; Jarrett, F.M. (2006). Moraceae - Genera other than Ficus. 1. 17. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9789071236648. 
  2. Datwyler, Shannon L.; George D. Weiblen (2004). "On the origin of the fig: phylogenetic relationships of Moraceae from ndhF sequences". American Journal of Botany 91 (5): 767–77. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.5.767. PMID 21653431. http://geo.cbs.umn.edu/DatwylerWeiblen2004.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5839792 entry