title: Eleutherine
text: # 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".
  
  ## Species
  
  * 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
  