Tamus

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TAMUS is also an acronym for the Texas A&M University System

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Dioscoreales Family: Dioscoreaceae Genus: Tamus L.
Species
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Tamus is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native to Europe, northwestern Africa, and western Asia. The genus is often included within the related genus Dioscorea.

Species

• Tamus communis L. (Black Bryony)
• Tamus cretica L. (Cretan Bryony; doubtfully distinct from T. communis)

[edit] References

• Flora Europaea: Tamus
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Tamus