Xiphidium is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.species Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl. - Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Puebla, Yucatán), Central America (all 7 countries), West Indies, South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará, Maranhão, Amapá), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) Xiphidium xanthorrhizon C.Wright ex Griseb.