Gelasine | |
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Gelasine elongata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
Tribe: | Tigridieae |
Genus: |
Gelasine Herbert |
Type species | |
Gelasine azurea Herbert
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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]
Gelasine | |
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Gelasine elongata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
Tribe: | Tigridieae |
Genus: |
Gelasine Herbert |
Type species | |
Gelasine azurea Herbert
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
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]