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Trichopus
Sign in to saveTrichopus 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.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnabantiformes
- FamilyOsphronemidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Native toIndia, Madagascar, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Thailand
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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.
==Taxonomy== The known species of Trichopus are T. sempervirens, endemic to Madagascar and T. zeylanicus, native to India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.
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Sri Lanka
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Angiosperms
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Dioscoreales
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