Gelasine
| Gelasine | |
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| Gelasine elongata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Tigridieae |
| Genus: | Herb. |
| Type species | |
| Gelasine azurea Herb.
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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 gelasînos, meaning "dimple".[3]
Species
| Image[1] | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Gelasine caldensis Ravenna | Minas Gerais | |
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Gelasine coerulea (Vell.) Ravenna | Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina |
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Gelasine elongata (Graham) Ravenna | southern Brazil, Urubual, northeastern Argentina |
| Gelasine gigantea Ravenna | central Brazil | |
| Gelasine goodspeediana (R.C.Foster) Celis & Goldblatt | Bolivia | |
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Gelasine paranaensis Ravenna | Paraná State in southern Brazil |
| Gelasine rigida Ravenna | Minas Gerais | |
| Gelasine uruguaiensis Ravenna | Uruguay |
References
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- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Ravenna, P. (1984). The delimitation of Gelasine (Iridaceae), and G. uruguaiensis sp. nov. from Uruguay. Nordic Journal of Botany 4(3), 347-50.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 242–43. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.