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.^[1][2][3]

Species^[1]

• 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

Cipura
Cipura xanthomelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Tigridieae
Genus:	Cipura Aubl.
Type species
Cipura paludosia Aubl.
Synonyms[1]
Bauxia Neck. Marica Schreb.