Halin Haemodorum yana nufin rukuni na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Haemodoraceae, wanda asalinsa ne a Ostiraliya, New Guinea, da tsibiran da ke kusa. Sunan "Haemodorum" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "haima" ma'ana jini, da "doron" ma'ana kyauta, yana nufin jan ruwan 'ya'yan itace da wasu nau'in jinsin suka samar. suna da ganye masu sifar madauri da karukan ƙanana, yawanci ja, furanni. Wasu nau'ikan ana amfani da su wajen maganin gargajiya, yayin da wasu kuma suna da darajar ado kuma ana noma su azaman shuke-shuken lambu.