Cipura

Cipura is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, related to the genus Cypella. The plants are widely distributed in Mexico, Central, the West Indies, and South America.


 * Species
 * Cipura campanulata Ravenna – from central Mexico to northern Brazil
 * Cipura formosa Ravenna – eastern + central Brazil
 * Cipura gigas Celis, Goldblatt & Betancur - Colombia + Venezuela.
 * Cipura insularis Ravenna – western Cuba
 * Cipura paludosa Aubl. – Mexico, South America (as far south as Paraguay), Central America, and the West Indies; naturalized in India
 * Cipura paradisiaca Ravenna – Goiás State in Brazil
 * Cipura rupicola Goldblatt & Henrich – eastern Colombia + southern Venezuela
 * Cipura xanthomelas Maxim. ex Klatt – eastern + central Brazil