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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840.[2][3]
Croomia | |
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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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Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae.[4]
About six species.[1]
Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States.[1] The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves.[6][7]
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