Gelasine

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Gelasine
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Gelasine elongata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Tigridieae
Genus: Gelasine
Herb.
Type species
Gelasine azurea
Herb.
Synonyms [1]
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Gelasine is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1840. The entire group is endemic to South America. [1] [2]

The genus name is derived from the Greek word gelasinus, meaning "dimple". [3]

Species [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Ravenna, P. (1984). The delimitation of Gelasine (Iridaceae), and G. uruguaiensis sp. nov. from Uruguay. Nordic Journal of Botany 4(3), 347-50.
  3. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 242–43. ISBN   978-0-88192-897-6.