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Eleutherine (eleutherine)

Synonyms: Galatea

Wikipedia Abstract

Eleutherine is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Iris family (Iridaceae), first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies. The genus name may be derived from the Greek word eleuthera, meaning "free".
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Species

Eleutherine angusta
Eleutherine bulbosa (lagrimas de la virgen) (Attributes)
Eleutherine latifolia

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0