''Croomia'' is a genus of primitive

angiosperm Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit ...

herbs Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnish (food), garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typi ...

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

About six species. * ''

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. Subdiv ...

'' (Baker) Okuyama - Japan * '' Croomia hyugaensis'' Kadota & Mas.Saito -

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* '' Croomia japonica'' Miq. -

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, Chugoku,

* '' Croomia kinoshitae'' Kadota -

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

Image of ''C. pauciflora''
at

Torreya State Park Torreya State Park is a Florida State Park, United States National Natural Landmark and historic site north of Bristol. It is located north of S.R 12 on the Apalachicola River, in northwestern Florida (Florida Panhandle), at 2576 N.W. Torrey ...

Pandanales genera Stemonaceae {{Pandanales-stub