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Trichostigma
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Trichostigma

Trichostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Phytolaccaceae. It is native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America. The genus consists of perennial shrubs or vines, with axillary or terminal racemes of 5-30 flowers.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

hoopvine

speciesTrichostigma octandrum

Trichostigma peruvianum

speciesTrichostigma peruvianum

Trichostigma polyandrum

speciesTrichostigma polyandrum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 155751.