| Croomia | |
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| Croomia heterosepala flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Stemonaceae |
| Genus: | Croomia Torr. |
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Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840.
Taxonomy
Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.
Subdivision
About six species.
- 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)
- Croomia saitoana Kadota - Kyushu
Distribution and habitat
Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States. The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 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.
- Dahlgren & Clifford 1982.
- 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.
Bibliography
- Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press.
External links
- C. pauciflora at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Image of C. pauciflora Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at Torreya State Park
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