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Bomarea angulata

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Lakeside
• montane scrubland
• dwarf forest
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct (Ecuador)
• Feb
• Jun (Peru)

Fruiting Times

Tuberous climbing twining herbaceous vine to 6m with glabrous stems. Leaves to 100mm x 40mm, pubescent above, glabrous beneath. Thyrses with bracts to 50mm x 10mm, pink and yellow flowers tipped green, tepals to 40mm long, outer tepals pink with green tip, inner tepals yellow-white with green blade & dark spot.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• NYBG
• Kew
• ResearchGate