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Bomarea acutifolia

Botanic Family

Alstromeriaceae

Author

(Link & Otto) Herbert

Propagation

D.S.

Common Names

• Granadita
• Coyolxochitl
• Flor de sonaja
• Papa de venado

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• NC. Mexico
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Secondary thickets
• montane forest
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Oct (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Colombia) Jul
• Sep (Costa Rica)

Rhizomatous climber with twining stems.Leaves to 68mm x 10mm pubescent on nerves beneath. Umbels of 10+ 40mm orange & red flowers with green tips, brown spots inside. Fruits yellowish, seeds red.

Edible tubers

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992 : Mobot
• Neotrop
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• NYBG
• Standley
• Kew
• Bot Mag