Xiphidium
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Xiphidium caeruleum | |
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Genus: | Xiphidium |
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Xiphidium caeruleum |
Xiphidium is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae first described as a genus in 1775.[1][2] It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.[3]
- species[3]
- Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl. - Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Puebla, Yucatán), Central America (all 7 countries), West Indies, South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará, Maranhão, Amapá), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
- Xiphidium xanthorrhizon C.Wright ex Griseb. - western Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (formerly called Isle of Pines)
- formerly included[3]
Xiphidium angustifolium - Schiekia orinocensis
Gallery
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Xiphidium caeruleum, fruit of the Palma Bruja bush
References
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