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Thoracocarpus
Sign in to saveThoracocarpus is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1958. It contains only one known species, Thoracocarpus bissectus a hemiepiphytic vine. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, and South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPandanales
- FamilyCyclanthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Cyclanthaceae
- Collections
- MO, NHMUK, UFPB, UFPR, JBRJ, UESB
- Recorded in
- Peru, Bolivia, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cyclanthaceae
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- taxon name
- Thoracocarpus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Thoracocarpus
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Thoracocarpus is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1958. It contains only one known species, Thoracocarpus bissectus a hemiepiphytic vine. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, and South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador).
==References==
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