Bomarea
Genus of flowering plants
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bomarea is one of the two major genera in the plant family Alstroemeriaceae. Most occur in the Andes,[4] but some occur well into Central America, Mexico and the West Indies.[2] Some species are grown as ornamental plants.[5][6][7]
| Bomarea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bomarea sp., southern Ecuador Note leaf bases twisted 180° | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Alstroemeriaceae |
| Tribe: | Alstroemerieae |
| Genus: | Bomarea Mirb., 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Bomarea ovata[1] (Cav.) Mirb. | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
| |
Description
Taxonomy
It was published by Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel in 1802.[10] The lectotype Bomarea ovata (Cav.) Mirb. was designated in 1995.[1] Bomarea is divided into four subgenera, Baccata, Bomarea, Sphaerine, and Wichuraea. The largest is Bomarea with about 70 species.[11]
There are about 110[12] to 122 species[11] in the genus.
Species
Species accepted as of July 2014:[2]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
.jpg) | 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 | |
.jpg) | 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 colombiana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea cordifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea cornigera | Peru | |
| Bomarea cornuta | Peru, Ecuador | |
 | Bomarea costaricensis | Panama, Costa Rica |
| Bomarea crassifolia | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru | |
| Bomarea crinita | Peru | |
| Bomarea crocea | Peru | |
| Bomarea densiflora | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea denticulata | Peru | |
| Bomarea diffracta | Colombia | |
 | Bomarea dispar | Peru |
| Bomarea dissitifolia | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea dolichocarpa | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea dulcis | Peru, Bolivia, Chile | |
 | Bomarea edulis | widespread across much of Latin America from central Mexico to Argentina, plus West Indies |
| Bomarea endotrachys | Peru | |
| Bomarea engleriana | Peru | |
| Bomarea euryantha | Colombia | |
| Bomarea euryphylla | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea evecta | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea ferreyrae | Peru | |
| Bomarea foertheriana | Peru | |
| Bomarea formosissima | Peru, Bolivia | |
 | Bomarea glaucescens | Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia |
| Bomarea goniocaulon | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea graminifolia | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea hartwegii | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea herbertiana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea herrerae | Peru | |
| Bomarea hieronymi | Colombia, Ecuador | |
_(9725806861).jpg) | Bomarea hirsuta | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador |
| Bomarea huanuco | Peru | |
| Bomarea inaequalis | Colombia | |
| Bomarea involucrosa | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea kraenzlinii | Colombia | |
| Bomarea lancifolia | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea latifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea libertadensis | Peru | |
| Bomarea linifolia | Colombia, Ecuador | |
.jpg) | Bomarea longipes | Peru, Ecuador |
| Bomarea longistyla | Peru | |
| Bomarea lopezii | Venezuela | |
| Bomarea lutea | Ecuador | |
 | Bomarea macrocephala | Argentina, Bolivia |
| Bomarea macusanii | Peru | |
| Bomarea moritziana | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | |
 | Bomarea multiflora | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Bomarea multipes | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea nematocaulon | Peru | |
| Bomarea nervosa | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea nubigena | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea obovata | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
 | Bomarea ovallei | Atacama |
| Bomarea ovata | Argentina, Bolivia, Peru | |
| Bomarea oxytepala | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea pardina | Colombia, Peru | |
| Bomarea parvifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea patacoensis | Ecuador |
.jpg) | Bomarea patinii | Colombia, Ecuador |
 | Bomarea pauciflora | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Bomarea perglabra | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea peruviana | Peru | |
| Bomarea porrecta | Peru | |
| Bomarea pseudopurpurea | Peru | |
| Bomarea pudibunda | Colombia | |
| Bomarea pumila | Bolivia, Peru | |
| Bomarea puracensis | Colombia | |
| Bomarea purpurea | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea rosea | Peru | |
.jpg) | Bomarea salicifolia | Venezuela |
 | Bomarea salsilla | Chile |
| Bomarea secundifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea setacea | Peru | |
| Bomarea shuttleworthii | Colombia | |
| Bomarea speciosa | Peru | |
| Bomarea spissiflora | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea stans | Argentina, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea suberecta | Panama, Costa Rica | |
| Bomarea superba | Peru | |
| Bomarea tarmensis | Peru | |
| Bomarea torta | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea tribrachiata | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea trichophylla | Colombia | |
| Bomarea trimorphophylla | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea truxillensis | Venezuela | |
 | Bomarea uncifolia | Ecuador |
| Bomarea vargasii | Peru | |
| Bomarea velascoana | Peru | |
| Bomarea vitellina | Colombia | |
| Bomarea weigendii | Peru | |
Etymology
The generic name Bomarea honours Jacques Christophe Valmont de Bomare (1731-1807).[1]
Ecology
Habitat
Bomarea grow in shaded conditions of tropical forest understory.[13]
Pollination and seed dispersal
The flowers are ornithophilous and the seeds are dispersed by animals.[1]
