Trichostigma
Encyclopedia
Trichostigma is the botanical name
for a genus
of flowering plant
s, 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.
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
for a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, native to the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
islands, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The genus consists of perennial shrubs or vines, with axillary or terminal racemes of 5-30 flowers.
Species
- Trichostigma octandra
- Trichostigma octandrumTrichostigma octandrumTrichostigma octandrum is a species of flowering plant in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae, that is native to the neotropics. It is known in English as Hoopvine , black basket wythe, cooper's wythe, basket wiss or basket with, and hoop with...
- Trichostigma peruvianumTrichostigma peruvianumTrichostigma peruvianum is the botanical name for a species of flowering plants, native to Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru.- References :* * * *...
- Trichostigma polyandrum
- Trichostigma rivinoides