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Bomarea andreana

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Thicket
• volcano

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jul (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

Scandent rhizomatous vining herb with pubescent stems. Leaves to 125mm x 25mm, glabrous above, pilose beneath. Umbels of 10-15 flowers, sometimes with bracts, 60mm orange-red flowers with green tips, yellow within throat, spotted purple within, isepals to 32mm long, petals to 40mm long.

Further References

• Herklots 1976
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Standley
• Kew
• JB