Alstroemeriaceae
Bomarea

Bomarea moritziana Klotzsch ex Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 797 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela to NE. Ecuador. It is a scrambling tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Harling, G. & Neuendorf, M. (2003). Alstroemeriaceae. Flora of Ecuador 200: 1-118. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Bomarea edulis.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Harling, G. & Neuendorf, M. (2003). Alstroemeriaceae. Flora of Ecuador 200: 1-118. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1988 Moritz [1199] Colombia K000099219 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Lehmann, F.C. [6037] Colombia K000099221 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Lehmann, F.C. [6037] Colombia K000099223 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Lehmann, F.C. [6037] Colombia K000099222 Type Yes
de Bruijn, J. [1124] Venezuela K002778927 Yes
Killip, E.P. [BT479] Colombia K002778934 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [1410] Ecuador K002778930 Yes
s.coll. [2664] Colombia K002778931 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J. [2069] Colombia K002778936 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [4859] Colombia K002778932 Yes
Bernardi [10938] Venezuela K002778929 Yes
de Bruijn, J. [1124] Venezuela K002778928 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [s.n.] Colombia K002778933 Yes
Killip, E.P. [2664] Colombia K002778935 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0