Taxon:  Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl.



Summary
Genus:
Xiphidium
Family:
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily:
Haemodoroideae
Nomen number:
42115
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane 33.  1775
Verified:
12/04/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Xiphidium album Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  3. Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  2. Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. 1993. Haemodoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 61:27-30.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42115. Accessed 12 May 2026.