What is "gelasine"

Gelasine is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1840. The entire group is endemic to South America.

The genus name is derived from the Greek word gelasinus, meaning "dimple".

1. Gelasine caldensis Ravenna - Minas Gerais
2. Gelasine coerulea (Vell.) Ravenna - Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
3. Gelasine elongata (Graham) Ravenna - southern Brazil, Urubual, northeastern Argentina
4. Gelasine gigantea Ravenna - central Brazil
5. Gelasine paranaensis Ravenna - Paraná State in southern Brazil
6. Gelasine rigida Ravenna - Minas Gerais
7. Gelasine uruguaiensis Ravenna - Uruguay