Croomia
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Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.Template:Sfn
Subdivision
About six species.[3]
- Croomia heterosepala (Baker) Okuyama - Japan
- Croomia hyugaensis Kadota & Mas.Saito - Kyushu
- Croomia japonica Miq. - Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Chugoku, Kyushu
- Croomia kinoshitae Kadota - Shikoku
- Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr. - United States (FL GA AL LA)[4]
- Croomia saitoana Kadota - Kyushu
Distribution and habitat
Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States.[3] The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves.[5][6]
References
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- ↑ Torrey, John. 1840. A flora of North America :containing abridged descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized plants growing north of Mexico, arranged according to the natural system 1(4): 663 in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Croomia Torr.
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Croomia pauciflora
- ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 467 Croomia pauciflora (Nuttall) Torrey in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 663. 1840.
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 72 黄精叶钩吻属 huang jing ye gou wen shu Croomia Torrey in Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 663. 1840.
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