Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840.[2][3]
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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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Taxonomy edit
Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.[4]
Subdivision edit
About six species.[1]
- 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)[5]
- Croomia saitoana Kadota - Kyushu
Distribution and habitat edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c 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 edit
- Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croomia.
Wikispecies has information related to Croomia.
- C. pauciflora at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- C. pauciflora at the USDA Plants Database
- Image of C. pauciflora Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine at Torreya State Park
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