Trophis is a genus in the plant family Moraceae which includes five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Peru and northern Brazil. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.
Phylogenetic studies suggested that the genus as formerly circumscribed was polyphyletic, and several species formerly placed here have now been placed in other genera.Nepal, M. P., & Ferguson, C. J. (2012). Phylogenetics of Morus (Moraceae) Inferred from ITS and trnL-trnF Sequence Data. Systematic Botany, 37(2), 442–450. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41515134
Species Five species are currently accepted. Trophis cuspidata Lundell Trophis involucrata W.C.Burger Trophis mexicana (Liebm.) Bureau Trophis noraminervae Cuevas & Carvajal Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb.
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