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]

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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutherine
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