Eleutherine

Eleutherine
Eleutherine bulbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus:
Herb.[1]
Type species
Eleutherine plicata
Synonyms[2]
  • Galatea Salisb. 1812
  • Galatea Herb. 1819 name published without description
  • Galatea Salisb. ex Kuntze 1891 not Salisb. 1812

Eleutherine is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.[2]

The genus name may be derived from the Greek word eleuthera, meaning "free".[3]

Species[2]
  • Eleutherine angusta Ravenna - Paraguay, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. - West Indies, South America; naturalized in Zaire, Réunion, India, Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Eleutherine citriodora (Ravenna) Ravenna - Bolivia, northern Argentina
  • Eleutherine latifolia (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Ravenna - Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, northern Argentina

References

  1. ^ Edwards's Botanical Register 29: t. 57 (1843), conserved name
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 240–41. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
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