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Bomarea distichifolia

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

(Ruiz & Pavon) Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• C. Bolivia
• S. Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Secondary vegetation
• montane forest
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Apr-May (Peru)
• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Oct
• Nov (Bolivia)
• Apr
• Jul (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Apr-May
• Aug (Peru)
• Apr
• Jul (Ecuador)
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Oct
• Nov (Bolivia)

Rhizomatous glabrous climber or erect herb. leaves to 100mm x 20mm. Umbels with bracts, red-orange flowers to 25mm long, orange inside, red sepals. Orange trigonal fruit.

Further References

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