Common name
Portuguese: Alho-do-mato
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Iridaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Cipura (1)
Epithet: paludosa Aubl. (2)
Synonyms: Cipura cubensis Griseb., Cipura goodspeediana (Vargas) R.C.Foster, Cipura graminea Kunth, Cipura humilis Kunth, Cipura major Rusby
cubensis => from Cuba
goodspeediana => in honor of Thomas Harper Goodspeed (1887-1966), US American botanist
graminea => grassy or grass-like
humilis => of low growth
major => larger than the type
paludosa => marshy
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue