- Stemonaceae
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image_caption = "Croomia heterosepala"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Pandanales
familia = Stemonaceae
familia_authority = Engl.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See textStemonaceae is a family of
flowering plants , consisting of three or four genera with between 25-35 species. TheAPG II system places it in the orderPandanales , in themonocots . The family is native to southeasternAsia and northernAustralasia , with one species inNorth America .;Genera
*"Croomia " Torr.
*"Stemona " Lour.
*"Stichoneuron " Hook.f.
*"Pentastemona " Steenis (sometimes placed in its own family, Pentastemonaceae)The placement of the genus "
Pentastemona " is a matter of some controversy; it may or may not form its own family.References
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/stemonac.htm Stemonaceae] in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ "The families of flowering plants"]
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/pentaste.htm Pentastemonaceae] in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ "The families of flowering plants"]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10849 Flora of China: Stemonaceae]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10849 Flora of North America: Stemonaceae]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=49662&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Stemonaceae]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Stemonaceae CSDL, Texas: Stemonaceae]
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