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Bomarea uncifolia

Botanic Family

Alstroemeriaceae

Author

Herbert

Conservation Status

Endangered

Common Names

• Chagrilla Roja

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Shrubs
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Jun
• Aug
• Nov
• Dec (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

Rhizomatous glabrous stemmed twining climber to 3m. Leaves to 70mm x 15mm, pubescent above, glabrous bneath. Thyrses with bracts to 60mm x 18mm, rose-red flowers tipped green and speckled red-brown inside with bracts to 6mm x 5mm, inner & outer tepals 25mm long. Turbinate fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• SciELO