Biology:Gelasine

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Gelasine
Gelasine elongata 2.jpg
Gelasine elongata
Scientific classification e
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]
  • Sphenostigma Baker

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]

Species[1]
  • 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 paranaensis Ravenna - Paraná State in southern Brazil
  • Gelasine rigida Ravenna - Minas Gerais
  • Gelasine uruguaiensis Ravenna - Uruguay

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Ravenna, P. (1984). The delimitation of Gelasine (Iridaceae), and G. uruguaiensis sp. nov. from Uruguay. Nordic Journal of Botany 4(3), 347-50.
  3. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 242–43. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5530365 entry