Gelasine
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
| 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 Herb. |
| Type species | |
| Gelasine azurea Herb. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus name is derived from the Greek word gelasînos, meaning "dimple".[3]
Species
| Image[1] | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Gelasine caldensis Ravenna | Minas Gerais | |
 | Gelasine coerulea (Vell.) Ravenna | Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina |
| Gelasine elongata (Graham) Ravenna | southern Brazil, Urubual, northeastern Argentina |
| Gelasine gigantea Ravenna | central Brazil | |
| Gelasine goodspeediana (R.C.Foster) Celis & Goldblatt | Bolivia | |
 | Gelasine paranaensis Ravenna | Paraná State in southern Brazil |
| Gelasine rigida Ravenna | Minas Gerais | |
| Gelasine uruguaiensis Ravenna | Uruguay | |
