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Stenomeris

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Stenomeris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Stenomeris
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Synonyms[1]

Stenomeris is a genus of plants in the family Dioscoreaceae. It has two known species, native to Southeast Asia.[1][2] Older systems such as that of Hutchinson placed Stenomeris as the type genus of the family Stenomeridaceae, order Dioscoreales (Stenomeridaceae J. Agardh, nom. cons.).[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Theoria Syst. Pl.: 66 (1858)
  4. ^ U.S. National Plant Germplasm System: Stenomeridaceae J. Agardh, nom. cons.