Eleutherine is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1843. It is native to Latin America and the West Indies.

The genus name may be derived from the Greek word eleuthera, meaning "free".

Species

• Eleutherine angusta Ravenna - Paraguay, Mato Grosso do Sul
• Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. - West Indies, South America; naturalized in Zaire, Réunion, India, Cambodia, Vietnam
• Eleutherine citriodora (Ravenna) Ravenna - Bolivia, northern Argentina
• Eleutherine latifolia (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Ravenna - Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, northern Argentina

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