familyLiliaceae
genusAlstroemeria
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Pl. Alströmeria, 8. 1762.
Common names: Lily-of-the-Incas Peruvian-lily
Etymology: for Clas Alströmer, 1736–1794, Swedish naturalist and pupil of Linnaeus
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 5 November 2020
Herbs, perennial, from fascicles of fusiform tubers. Stems mostly simple; fertile stems to 1 m or more; sterile stems shorter, more leafy. Leaves alternate; petiole often twisted so as to invert leaf; blade parallel-veined, linear to ovate, margins entire. Inflorescences terminal, umbellate [or 1-flowered]. Flowers slightly zygomorphic; tepals 6, distinct, red, orange, purple, green, or white, frequently spotted, to 5 cm; stamens 6, inserted on perianth base, declinate, usually unequal; ovary inferior; style slender; stigma 3-lobed, filiform. Fruits capsular, 3-valved, dehiscence loculicidal.
Distribution
Introduced; North America, South America.
Discussion
Species ca. 60 (1 in the flora).