Stemona
Encyclopedia
Stemona is a genus of about 27 species of flowering plant
s in the family Stemonaceae
, native to eastern and southeastern Asia
and northern Australasia
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Selected species
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Stemonaceae
Stemonaceae
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...
, native to eastern and southeastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and northern Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
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Selected species
- S. angusta I.Telford
- S. australianaStemona australianaStemona australiana is a plant species native to tropical south-east Asia, including northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. It grows as a herb or climber up to two metres high....
(Benth.) C.H.Wright - S. japonica (Blume) Miquel
- S. javanica (Kunth) Engl.
- S. kerrii Craib
- S. lucida (R.Br.) Duyfjes
- S. mairei (H.Léveillé) K.Krause
- S. parviflora C.H.Wright
- S. prostrata I.Telford
- S. sessilifolia (Miquel) Miquel
- S. shandongensis D.K.Zang
- S. tuberosaStemona tuberosaStemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae.-Medicinal uses:Stemona tuberosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. Stemona tuberosa calms the respiratory centre, can be used as a antitussive, anthelmintic, or as a demulcent...
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Cultivation and uses
Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
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