Croomia

Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840.[2][3]

Croomia
Croomia heterosepala flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Stemonaceae
Genus: Croomia
Torr.
Synonyms[1]

Taxonomy

Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.[4]

Subdivision

About six species.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States.[1] The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves.[6][7]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 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
  3. Tropicos, Croomia Torr.
  4. Dahlgren & Clifford 1982.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Croomia pauciflora
  6. Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 467 Croomia pauciflora (Nuttall) Torrey in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 663. 1840.
  7. 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.

Bibliography
  • Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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