Croomia is a genus of primitive

angiosperm Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

herbs In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

in the

Stemonaceae The Stemonaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Pandanales. The family consists of four genera with ca 37 known species distributed in areas with seasonal climate across Southeast Asia and tropical Australia. ...

family, first described as a genus in 1840.

Taxonomy

Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, ''Croomia'' has also previously been included in

Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreaceae () is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of '' Dioscorea''). The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) both ...

Subdivision

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Croomia heterosepala 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. Subdivisio ...

'' (Baker) Okuyama - Japan * ''

Croomia hyugaensis 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. Subdivisi ...

'' Kadota & Mas.Saito -

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Croomia japonica ''Croomia japonica'' is a plant species native to China and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by ...

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, Chugoku,

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Croomia kinoshitae 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. Subdivisi ...

'' Kadota -

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Croomia pauciflora ''Croomia pauciflora'' is a plant species native to Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. ''Croomia pauciflora'' is generally found in rich loams in forests. ''C. pauciflora'' is a perennial herb spreading by underground rhizomes. It has scal ...

'' (Nutt.) Torr. - United States ( FL GA AL LA) * ''

Croomia saitoana 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. Subdivisi ...

'' Kadota -

Distribution and habitat

''Croomia'' is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves.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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References

Bibliography

External links

''C. pauciflora'' at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

''C. pauciflora'' at the USDA Plants Database

Image of ''C. pauciflora''
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