Croomia Torr.

Croomia (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Stemonaceae

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Rhizomes creeping, rooting from nodes. Roots slightly fleshy. Stems usually erect, simple. Proximal leaves scalelike, distal ones few to several, alternate, membranous. Racemes spreading, 1--4-flowered; peduncle axillary, slender; bracteoles small, scalelike. Flowers small. Stamens inserted at base of perianth segments; filaments thick; anthers dorsifixed, arched; connective not appendaged. Ovary superior, ovoid, compressed; ovules few, apically attached to placenta, pendent. Stigma capitate. Capsule ovoid, valvate. Seeds subglobose, longitudinally ribbed; funicle bearded.
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Herbs perennial. Stems erect. Basal leaves scalelike, venation parallel. Cauline leaves 3–6 near stem tips; blade cordate to broadly elliptic, venation palmate. Cymes 2–3-flowered. Flowers: ovary globose [to broadly conic]; style short, thick; stigmas 2–3, capitate; pedicel jointed, bracteolate. Seeds 1–4.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Croomia unspecified picture

Distribution

Croomia world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, China, Georgia, Japan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:34087-1
WFO ID wfo-4000009755
COL ID 8VWK5
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Croomia

Lower taxons

Croomia pauciflora Croomia saitoana Croomia hyugaensis Croomia heterosepala Croomia japonica Croomia kinoshitae