Stemona

Stemona is a genus of about 27 species of flowering plants in the family Stemonaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and northern Australasia.

Selected species

• Stemona angusta I.Telford
• Stemona australiana (Benth.) C.H.Wright
• Stemona japonica (Blume) Miquel (syn. Roxburghia japonica, S. ovata)
• Stemona javanica (Kunth) Engl.
• Stemona kerrii Craib
• Stemona lucida (R.Br.) Duyfjes (syn. S. philippinensis)
• Stemona mairei (H.Léveillé) K.Krause
• Stemona parviflora C.H.Wright
• Stemona prostrata I.Telford
• Stemona sessilifolia (Miquel) Miquel (syn. Roxburghia sessilifolia)
• Stemona shandongensis D.K.Zang
• Stemona tuberosa Lour.

Cultivation and uses

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References

• Flora of China: Stemona
• Stemona Lour.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Stemona