Colecciones Biologicas Provincia de Loja - Bomarea

Bomarea
Family: Alstroemeriaceae J.L. Clark	Wikipedia Resources Wikipedia Source Page Summary Bomarea is one of the two major genera in the plant family Alstroemeriaceae. Most occur in the Andes, but some occur well into Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Some species are grown as ornamental plants. Description Bomarea are terrestrial, erect or scandent herbs with resuspinate leaves. The bisexual flowers have a campanulate to funnel-shaped perianth with free tepals. Vegetative characteristics Bomarea are terrestrial, erect or scandent herbs with resuspinate leaves. Generative characteristics The bisexual flowers have a campanulate to funnel-shaped perianth with free tepals. Taxonomy It was published by Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel in 1802. The lectotype Bomarea ovata (Cav.) Mirb. was designated in 1995. Bomarea is divided into four subgenera, Baccata, Bomarea, Sphaerine, and Wichuraea. The largest is Bomarea with about 70 species. There are about 110 to 122 species in the genus. Species accepted as of July 2014: Image Name Distribution Bomarea acutifolia Mexico, Central America Bomarea albimontana Peru Bomarea alstroemerioides Peru Bomarea amazonica Peru Bomarea amilcariana Venezuela Bomarea ampayesana Peru Bomarea anceps Peru Bomarea andimarcana Peru, Bolivia Bomarea andreana Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Bomarea angulata Ecuador, Peru Bomarea angustissima Peru Bomarea aurantiaca Peru, Bolivia Bomarea boliviensis Bolivia, Argentina Bomarea brachysepala Ecuador, Peru Bomarea bracteata Peru Bomarea bracteolata Panama Bomarea bredemeyeriana Colombia, Venezuela Bomarea brevis Peru, Bolivia Bomarea callejasiana Colombia Bomarea campanularia Ecuador, Peru Bomarea campylophylla Peru Bomarea carderi Panama, Colombia, Ecuador Bomarea caucana Colombia Bomarea caudata Peru Bomarea caudatisepala Panama Bomarea ceratophora Ecuador Bomarea chaparensis Bolivia Bomarea chimborazensis Ecuador Bomarea chiriquina Panama, Costa Rica Bomarea coccinea Peru Bomarea...
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