Croomia
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| Croomia heterosepala flower | |
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| Genus: | Croomia |
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Torreya H.B.Croom ex Meisn. 1843, illegitimate homonym, not Arn. 1838 (Taxaceae) nor Raf. 1818 (Lamiaceae) nor Raf. 1819 (Cyperaceae) nor Spreng. 1820 (Verbenaceae) nor A.A. Eaton 1829 (Loasaceae) | |
Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae Family described as a genus in 1840.[2][3]
Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States.[1] The plants grow in moist shady woods. Their small flowers are borne under the leaves.[4][5]
- 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. - USA (FL GA AL LA)[6]
- Croomia saitoana Kadota - Kyushu
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Croomia pauciflora
External links
- C. pauciflora at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- C. pauciflora at the USDA Plants Database
- Image of C. pauciflora at Torreya State Park
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