Bomarea goniocaulon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Alstroemeriaceae |
Genus: | Bomarea |
Species: | B. goniocaulon |
Binomial name | |
Bomarea goniocaulon | |
Bomarea goniocaulon is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to Peru and to Ecuador, where it has been collected only three times in the Pichincha Province. It is known from mountain forest habitat. [1] [2]
Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera, almost entirely native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America. One species of Luzuriaga occurs in New Zealand, and the genus Drymophila is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
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.
Bomarea angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single collection made during the first half of the 19th century. It is not clear exactly where the specimen was collected, but it may have been near Loja.
Bomarea borjae is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is known only from two collections made in the caldera of the dormant volcano Pululagua over 100 years ago. It is not a well-known species and is threatened by habitat loss.
Bomarea brachysepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to Peru and Ecuador. It grows in mountain forest habitat in the Andes. It is threatened by destruction of habitat caused by deforestation and mining.
Bomarea ceratophora is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from only two collections.
Bomarea elegans is a species of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it occurs in the forests and páramo of the Andes. It is threatened by fire, grazing, and mining.
Bomarea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. It grows in wet páramo habitat among Polylepis and next to lakes, as well as grassy páramo and Andean forests. It is not a threatened species but some populations are vulnerable to habitat destruction as the páramo is converted to pasture and pine and eucalyptus plantations.
Bomarea gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It grows in forest and páramo in the Andes.
Bomarea graminifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it has only been collected once, before 1908. The specimen probably came from the forests on the volcano Atacazo, near Quito.
Bomarea hartwegii is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to Peru and to Ecuador, where it has only been collected twice, in the Pichincha Province. It is threatened by habitat destruction.
Bomarea lanata is a species of plant in the Alstroemeriaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bomarea longipes is a species of plant in the Alstroemeriaceae family. It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bomarea lutea is a species of plant in the Alstroemeriaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bomarea uncifolia is a species of plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Goniocaulon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Bomarea multiflora, the trailing lily, is a species of flowering plant in the alstroemeria family. It is a multi-stemmed vine native to Colombia and Ecuador.
Bomarea edulis, common name salsilla, is a species of flowering plant in the alstroemeria family Alstroemeriaceae, that is native to the tropics of Mexico and the United States. A deciduous climber growing to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) tall and wide, it has lanceolate leaves and clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, yellow and green, with variable spotting, that are produced throughout the summer.
Bomarea salsilla is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bomarea, native to Chile. It is distributed between the Valparaíso and Araucanía regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Alstroemerieae is the name of a tribe of monocotyledonous, herbaceous, perennial plants belonging to the Alstroemeriaceae family. They are native to Central and South America. They have very vivid flowers, relatively large and of various colors. Because of the beauty of their flowers, they are often used as ornamental plants and, especially, as cut flowers.