Abstract
A comparison of the anatomy and morphology of the monotypic genus Trichopus and the rest of the Dioscoreaceae, shows that although certain characters are common to all genera in the family, the totality of evidence fails to support the inclusion of Trichopus in the Dioscoreaceae. It is therefore suggested that Hutchinson's (1959) family Tri-chopodaceae should be retained, but that A vetra which differs considerably from Trichopus, should be excluded from it.
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Anatomical evidence does not support placing Trichopus in Dioscoreaceae.
- Outcome
- inclusion of Trichopus in the Dioscoreaceaee0
TrichopusNot reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“the totality of evidence fails to support the inclusion of Trichopus in the Dioscoreaceae”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest retaining Tri-chopodaceae.
- Outcome
- family Tri-chopodaceae should be retainede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It is therefore suggested that Hutchinson's (1959) family Tri-chopodaceae should be retained”
t0“Trichopus”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest excluding A vetra from Tri-chopodaceae because it differs from Trichopus.
Verbatim
e0“A vetra which differs considerably from Trichopus, should be excluded from it”