Gelasine

Gelasine elongata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Tigridieae
Genus: Gelasine
Species: G. caldensis – G. coerulea – G. elongata – G. gigantea – G. paranaensis – G. rigida – G. uruguaiensis

Name

Gelasine Herb., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3779. 1840.

Synonyms

• Sphenostigma Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 124. 1877.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herb. (1840) Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed 66: t. 3779

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gelasine in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gelasine. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gelasine. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gelasine. Published online. Accessed: Feb 256 2022.

Vernacular names

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