Stemonaceae

Taxobox
name = Stemonaceae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Croomia heterosepala"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Pandanales
familia = Stemonaceae
familia_authority = Engl.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text

Stemonaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of three or four genera with between 25-35 species. The APG II system places it in the order Pandanales, in the monocots. The family is native to southeastern Asia and northern Australasia, with one species in North 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]