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Bomarea hirsuta

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

(Kunth) Herbert

Common Names

• Ashpa Coral
• Puya
• Cardón (Spanish)

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Honduras
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest margins
• shrubland
• montane woodland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Dec (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Jan

Tuberous twining vine to 2.5m. Hirsute leaves to 100mm x 40mm. 30mm reddish-orange to brick-red flowers spotted red inside with purple spots in large terminal umbels, sepals to 15mm long, petals longer. 3-valved reddish-green seed capsules

Eaten by animals.

Further References

• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Zuchowski
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Amaryllidaceae