Eleutherine Herb.

Eleutherine (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae

Characteristics

Bulbous herbs. Inflorescences axillary in few-flowered and contracted cymes, each in 2 spathes. Flowers actinomorphic, pedicelled, whitish. Tepals free, the inner ones smaller. Stamens 3, free. Style deeply trifid; stigmas 3, small, alternating with the outer tepals. Capsule loculicidal, exsert. Seeds ellipsoidal to angular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Eleutherine unspecified picture

Distribution

Eleutherine world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331191-2
WFO ID wfo-4000013192
COL ID 8VX92
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INPN ID 628011
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eleutherine

Lower taxons

Eleutherine latifolia Eleutherine angusta Eleutherine bulbosa