Croomia
Genus of flowering plants
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Stemonaceae |
| Genus: | Croomia Torr. |
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Taxonomy
Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.[4]
Subdivision
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
