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Xiphidium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Haemodoraceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Commelinales

Higher classification
  
Haemodoraceae

Xiphidium Xiphidium caeruleum

Similar
  
Haemodoraceae, Wachendorfia, Schiekia, Haemodorum, Tribonanthes

Xiphidium is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.

Xiphidium Xiphidium caeruleum Palmita Soskia Cola de Paloma TopTropicalscom
species
  1. 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)
  2. Xiphidium xanthorrhizon C.Wright ex Griseb. - western Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (formerly called Isle of Pines)
Xiphidium SEINet Arizona Chapter Xiphidium caeruleum
formerly included

Xiphidium angustifolium - Schiekia orinocensis

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Xiphidium Xiphidium caeruleum Cola de Paloma

Xiphidium Xiphidium caeruleum

Xiphidium Xiphidium caeruleum Palmita Soskia Cola de Paloma TopTropicalscom

References

Xiphidium Wikipedia