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Bomarea amazonica

Botanic Family

Alstromeriaceae

Author

Hofreiter & E. Rodriguez

Propagation

Shrubland, cloud forest

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Riverside forest
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Jul (Peru) Feb (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

Tuberous climbing vine twining to 5m. Denticulate leaves to 150mm x 60mm, glabrous above, pubescent beneath. Pendulous umbels subtended by bracts to 10mm x 5mm, with scarlet flowers to 20mm long, red tepals with dark red stripe & red spots.

Further References

• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• ResearchGate