Stemona
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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.
[edit] Cultivation and uses
Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
[edit] 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
