''Haemodorum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of herbs in the family

Haemodoraceae Haemodoraceae is a family of perennial herbaceous angiosperms (flowering plants) containing 15 genera and 102 known species, sometimes known as the "bloodroots", found throughout the Southern Hemisphere, from Australia and New Guinea to South A ...

, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smiith.Smith, James Edward. 1798. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 213-214
in LatinTropicos, Haemodorum Sm.
/ref> The genus is native to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

and

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/ref> The type species is '' Haemodorum corymbosum'' Vahl, first described by

Martin Vahl Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Denmark-Norway, Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist. Biography Martin Vahl was born in Bergen, Norway and attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied botany at ...

in 1805. ; species * '' Haemodorum austroqueenslandicum'' Domin - SE Queensland, NE New South Wales * '' Haemodorum brevicaule'' F.Muell. - Queensland, Northern Territory, N Western Australia * '' Haemodorum brevisepalum'' Benth. - SW Western Australia * ''

Haemodorum coccineum ''Haemodorum coccineum'' (bunyagutjagutja,Bula’bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation (2013) at http://www.bulabula-arts.com/Site/our-art/aboriginal-fibre-art.html. Accessed 2 September 2013 bloodroot,Wrigley, J.W. and Fagg, M. 2007 Australian Native ...

'' R.Br. - New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory * '' Haemodorum corymbosum'' Vahl - New South Wales * '' Haemodorum discolor'' T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia * '' Haemodorum distichophyllum'' Hook. - Tasmania * '' Haemodorum ensifolium'' F.Muell. - NW Northern Territory, N Western Australia * '' Haemodorum gracile'' T.D.Macfarl. - N Western Australia * '' Haemodorum laxum'' R.Br. - SW Western Australia * '' Haemodorum loratum'' T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia * '' Haemodorum paniculatum'' Lindl. - SW Western Australia * ''

Haemodorum parviflorum ''Haemodorum'' is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smith (botanist), James Edward Smiith.

'' Benth. - N Northern Territory, N Western Australia * ''

Haemodorum planifolium ''Haemodorum planifolium'' is a shrub native to southeastern Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15343223 planifolium Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland ...

'' R.Br. - SE Queensland, New South Wales * '' Haemodorum simplex'' Lindl. - SW Western Australia * '' Haemodorum simulans'' F.Muell. - SW Western Australia * ''

Haemodorum sparsiflorum ''Haemodorum'' is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smiith.Haemodorum spicatum'' R.Br. - SW Western Australia * '' Haemodorum tenuifolium'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. - SE Queensland, NE New South Wales * '' Haemodorum venosum'' T.D.Macfarl. - SW Western Australia ; formerly included moved to '' Hagenbachia'' * ''Haemodorum brasiliense - Hagenbachia brasiliensis'' - Brazil

Phylogeny

Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following tree represents those insights.

References

Commelinales genera {{Commelinales-stub