Trichopus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{about|the genus in Dioscoreaceae|the defunct legume genus|Marina (plant)|the spider genus|Tegenaria}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Trichopus zeylanicus1.jpg

| image_caption = Trichopus zeylanicus at Nilagala, Sri Lanka.

| taxon = Trichopus

| authority = Gaertn.

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• Trichopus sempervirens (H. Perrier) Caddick & Wilkin
• Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn.

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = *Trichopodium Lindl.

• Steireya Raf.
• Podianthus Schnizl.
• Avetra H.Perrier

}}

Trichopus is a genus of two known species of flowering plants. These plants were formerly included in the family Trichopodaceae, but are now considered to belong to Dioscoreaceae.Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.