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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Herbert |
Type species | |
Gelasine azurea Herbert | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus name is derived from the Greek word gelasinus, meaning "dimple".[3]