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Bomarea tarmensis

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Kraenzlin

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• grasslands
• secondary vegetattion

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Aug
• Dec (Bolivia)

Fruiting Times

• Apr (Bolivia)

Sometimes scandent rhizomatous climber with pilose stems. Glabrous leaves to 200mm x 20mm, pilose beneath, bracts to 30mm long. Umbels with bractlet to 7mm long, orange-yellow sepals to 20mm x 10mm, petals to 20mm x 6mm, orange-yellow green-tinged & dotted with red or purple near apex. Red fruit.

Further References

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