Galatea Herb. 1819 name published without description
Galatea Salisb. ex Kuntze 1891 not Salisb. 1812
Eleutherine is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.[2]
The genus name may be derived from the Greek word eleuthera, meaning "free".[3]
Species[2]
Eleutherine angusta Ravenna - Paraguay, Mato Grosso do Sul
Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. - West Indies, South America; naturalized in Zaire, Réunion, India, Cambodia, Vietnam
Eleutherine citriodora (Ravenna) Ravenna - Bolivia, northern Argentina
Eleutherine latifolia (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Ravenna - Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, northern Argentina
^Edwards's Botanical Register 29: t. 57 (1843), conserved name
^ abcKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 240–41. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
Eleutherine bulbosa is an herbaceous, perennial flowering plant species in the family Iridaceae. Among Spanish-speakers, the plant is known as lagrimas...
Eleutherine is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to Latin...
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