Greek gelasinos – one who laughs.

Perennial herbs with bulbs. Leaves pleated. Spathes 2-4 flowered. Perianth funnel-shaped, blueviolet; segments slightly unequal, clawless, joined at base, the inner with nectaries. Stamens with thick filaments joined into a tube. Style branches 3, opposite stamens and shorter than them, clavate, obtuse.

4 species in S America.

 Seed.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.