Trophis
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Trophis is a genus in the plant family Moraceae
which includes about nine species, six of which are Neotropical and three which are Palaeotropical
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Recent work suggests that the genus is polyphyletic.
Moraceae
Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates...
which includes about nine species, six of which are Neotropical and three which are Palaeotropical
Palaeotropical
In biology, palaeotropical refers to geographical occurrence. For a distribution to be palaeotropical a taxon must occur in tropical regions on both continents in the Old World, i.e. in Africa and Asia....
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Recent work suggests that the genus is polyphyletic.