Trophis is a genus in the plant family Moraceae which includes five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Peru and northern Brazil.[1] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Moreae |
| Genus: | Trophis P.Browne (1756) |
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Phylogenetic studies suggested that the genus as formerly circumscribed was polyphyletic,[3] and several species formerly placed here have now been placed in other genera.[4]
Species
editFive species are currently accepted.[1]
- Trophis cuspidata Lundell
- Trophis involucrata W.C.Burger
- Trophis mexicana (Liebm.) Bureau
- Trophis noraminervae Cuevas & Carvajal
- Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Trophis P.Browne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ C.C., Berg; Corner, E.J.H.; Jarrett, F.M. (2006). Moraceae - Genera other than Ficus. 1. Vol. 17. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9789071236648.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Datwyler, Shannon L.; George D. Weiblen (2004). "On the origin of the fig: phylogenetic relationships of Moraceae from ndhF sequences" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 91 (5): 767–77. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.5.767. PMID 21653431.
- ^ Nepal, M. P., & Ferguson, C. J. (2012). Phylogenetics of Morus (Moraceae) Inferred from ITS and trnL-trnF Sequence Data. Systematic Botany, 37(2), 442–450. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41515134
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