Editing Triphyophyllum (section)

==Taxonomy==
''Triphyophyllum peltatum'' was first described as ''Dioncophyllum peltatum'' {{au|Hutch. & Dalziel}}  by [[John Hutchinson (botanist)|John Hutchinson]] and [[John McEwan Dalziel]] in 1927.<ref name = "POWO a">''Triphyophyllum peltatum'' (Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 28, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317595-1</ref> It was moved to a new monotypic genus ''Triphyophyllum'' {{au|Airy Shaw}} as ''Triphyophyllum peltatum'' {{au|(Hutch. & Dalziel) Airy Shaw}} by [[Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw]] in 1952.<ref name = "POWO b">''Triphyophyllum'' Airy Shaw. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 28, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14246-1</ref><ref name = "POWO a" />
===Etymology===
The generic name ''Triphyophyllum'' is derived from ''tri'' meaning ''three'',<ref>HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (n.d.). Definition of “tri-.” Collins Online Dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tri</ref> ''phyo'' meaning ''to grow'',<ref>Auden, H. W., & Taylor, A. E. (1906). [https://ia801306.us.archive.org/7/items/minimumofgreekha00audeuoft/minimumofgreekha00audeuoft.pdf A Minimum of Greek: A Hand Book of Greek Derivatives for the Greek-less Classes of Schools and for Students of Science.] p. 28. Morang & Company, Limited.</ref> and ''phyllum'' meaning ''leaf''.<ref>Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). -phyllum. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-phyllum</ref> It refers to the three growth stages of the plant with three different types of leaves.<ref name=winkelmann /> The specific epithet ''peltatum'' means ''shield-like''<ref>South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). (n.d.-c). ''Pelargonium peltatum'' (L) L’Hér. PlantZAfrica. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://pza.sanbi.org/pelargonium-peltatum</ref> and refers to the discoid seeds,<ref name = "Stach & Timmann, 2006">Stach, G., & Timmann, L. (2006, February 11). Species: ''Triphyophyllum peltatum'' (Hutchinson & Dalziel) Airy Shaw, {1952}. Die Karnivoren-Datenbank. Retrieved March 30, 2025, from https://www.fleischfressendepflanzen.de/db/species.ffp?id=35</ref> which have a long stalk that extends the seed beyond the capsule fruit.<ref name = "Fibres, 2012" />