Eleutherine

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.
The genus name may be derived from the Greek word eleuthera, meaning "free".
; SpeciesEleutherine angusta Ravenna - Paraguay, Mato Grosso do SulEleutherine bulbosa Urb. - West Indies, South America; naturalized in Zaire, Réunion, India, Cambodia, Vietnam Eleutherine citriodora Ravenna - Bolivia, northern ArgentinaEleutherine latifolia Ravenna - Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, northern Argentina