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Bomarea moritziana

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Klotzsch ex Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• NE. Ecuador
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest & scrubland
• cloud forest
• volcano
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Oct (Colombia) Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• Oct
• Dec (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Ecuador)

Tuberous climber with glabrous stems to 3m. Leaves to 140mm x 70mm, glabrous above, pubescent beneath. Terminal umbels with bracts to 13mm x 15mm, red & green flowers tipped black with black spots inside, sepals & petals to 23mm x 4mm. yellow fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• EPOHC
• BJS