Stenomeris
Appearance
Stenomeris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Stenomeris Planch. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Stenomeris borneensis Oliv. - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Mindanao
- Stenomeris dioscoreifolia Planch. - Philippines
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Theoria Syst. Pl.: 66 (1858)
- ^ U.S. National Plant Germplasm System: Stenomeridaceae J. Agardh, nom. cons.