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Bomarea speciosa

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Killip

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• W. Bolivia
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Shrublands
• rocky slopes
• disturbed forest
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Oct
• Dec (Bolivia)

Fruiting Times

Rhizomatous vine with glabrous stems. Glabrous leaves to 200mm x 50mm. Rufo-pilose umbels with bractlet to 30mm x 8mm. Pink puberulent sepals to 50mm x 10mm, petals white, green-tipped & pink-ribbed to 50mm x 15mm, green blotched & dotted purple throughout.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew