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Bomarea densiflora

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Herbert

Common Names

• Mundanilla

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador
• N. Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• shrubby forest
• secondary forest
• streamside thicket

Flowering Times

• Sep (Peru)
• Jan
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (Peru)

Tuberous climber with mostly glabrous stems. Leaves to 200mm x 50mm, hairy on veins beneath, deciduous bracts. Pilose umbels with a bractlet, red sepals to 25mm x 5mm, petals to 25mm x 7mm, red-purple flowers. Purple-brown fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• NYBG
• FOPE
• Kew