''Trichostigma'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Petiveriaceae Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxo ...

. It was formerly placed in the family

Phytolaccaceae Phytolaccaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. Though almost universally recognized by Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists, its circumscription has varied. It is also known as the Pokeweed family. The APG II system, of 2003 (unch ...

. It is native to the

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islands,

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, and

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. The genus consists of perennial shrubs or vines, with axillary or terminal racemes of 5-30 flowers.

Species

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Trichostigma octandrum ''Trichostigma octandrum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It is native to the Neotropics. It is known in English as hoopvine (Florida), black basket wyth ...

'' - Hoopvine * '' Trichostigma peruvianum'' * '' Trichostigma polyandrum'' * '' Trichostigma rivinoides''

References

UniProt entry
* A. Richard in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba. 10: 306. 1845. Petiveriaceae Caryophyllales genera {{Caryophyllales-stub