Alstroemeriaceae
Bomarea

Bomarea edulis (Tussac) Herb.

First published in Amaryllidaceae: 111 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a scrambling tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2001). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 6: 1-803. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Camargo de Assis, M. (2012). Alstroemeriaceae na região sul do Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 1117-1132.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hofreiter, A. (2006). Bomarea edulis (Tussac) Herb. a nearly forgotten pre-Columbian cultivated plant and its closest relatives (Alstroemeriaceae). Feddes Repertorium 117: 85-95.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Moscoso, R.H. (1943). Catalogus Florae Domingensis: 1-732. New York.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 2: 945-1910. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  • Williams, R.O. (1983). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 3(3): 201-277. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

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

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hofreiter, A. (2006). Bomarea edulis (Tussac) Herb. a nearly forgotten pre-Columbian cultivated plant and its closest relatives (Alstroemeriaceae). Feddes Repertorium 117: 85-95.
  • Moscoso, R.H. (1943). Catalogus Florae Domingensis: 1-732. New York.
  • Williams, R.O. (1983). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 3(3): 201-277. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.

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
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1846] Brazil K000579666 Yes
Jun 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Paz, L.M.; Piva, J.H. [1398] Brazil K000579665 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Schomburgk, R.H. [430/ 688B] Guyana K000099233 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Cardenas [2071] Bolivia K000400927 Type Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K21] Costa Rica K002778283 Yes
Killip, E.P. [s.n.] Mexico K002778314 Yes
Funck; Schlim [1618] Venezuela K002778713 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1971] Guatemala K002779131 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S. [70640] Ecuador K002778722 Yes
W.B. [s.n.] K002778694 Yes
Fendler, A. [1536] Venezuela K002778690 Yes
s.coll. [[1097/10]] K002779125 Yes
Matuda, E. [1759] Mexico K002778276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779139 Yes
André, É. [2191] Colombia K002778699 Yes
Shinner [s.n.] Guatemala K002778266 Yes
Mattews [1161] Peru K000099217 Type Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778281 Yes
Smith, H. [2276] Colombia K002778709 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1971] Guatemala K002779132 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Trujillo, B.; Condon, M.A. [2235] Venezuela K002778721 Yes
Venturi, S. [8549] Argentina K002779105 Yes
s.coll. [[3050]] Mexico K002779133 Yes
Wallnöfer, B.; Tut-Tesucun, F.M. [9665] Guatemala K002778267 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Hetterscheid-Hollants, A.M.C. [455] Suriname K002778339 No
Shannon, W.C. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778319 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Colombia K002778693 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2819] Mexico K002778273 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-Noorman, J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Westra, L.Y.T. [7186] Guyana K002778338 No
Galán, P.; Arevalo, G. [1559 [PG-01559]] El Salvador K002778285 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [13029] Bolivia K002778703 Yes
Nation, W. [s.n.] Peru K002778719 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [2500] Colombia K002778710 Yes
Badcock, W.J. [6] Bolivia K002778701 Yes
Staples, G.; Imada, C. [442] K002779138 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; De la Cruz, M.D.; Young, G.W.; Davidson, R.L.; Nuñez, C. [13094] Dominica K002778340 No
Kerber [s.n.] Mexico K002778278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K002778704 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K21] Costa Rica K002778284 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778279 Yes
Venturi, S. [8549] Argentina K002779106 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [2969] Dominican Republic K002778331 No
Purdie, W. [s.n.] Colombia K002778707 Yes
Tate, R. [436] Nicaragua K000099229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [13018] Bolivia K002778702 Yes
Vanni, R.; Ferrucci, S.; López, G. [3002] Argentina K002779107 Yes
s.coll. [2120] Guyana K002778334 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779134 Yes
von Türckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778265 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; et al. [s.n.] Guatemala K002779136 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9538] Mexico K002778270 Yes
Tracey [317] Colombia K002778711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779129 Yes
Kirizawa, M.; Lopes, E.A. [1969] Brazil K002778341 No
s.coll. [56] Peru K002778695 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrews, R. [4827] Guyana K002778336 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002778271 Yes
{H.; et al.} [7087] Mexico K002778313 Yes
Davies, F.G. [434] Mexico K002778272 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V. [4459] Guyana K002778335 No
Henkel, T.W.; James, R. [3922] Guyana K002778332 No
s.coll. [5] Peru K002779130 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [6306] Honduras K002778268 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779127 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002778277 Yes
Steinbach, J. [9028] Bolivia K002778696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002778692 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4859] Colombia K002778708 Yes
s.coll. [5] K002779128 Yes
Reveal, J.; Peterson, K.M.; Harley, R.M.; Broome, C.R. [4229] Mexico K002778315 Yes
Jarvis, W.R. [s.n.] Grenada K002778706 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3875] Guatemala K002778280 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [289] Mexico K002778312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002778333 No
Milliken; Bevan; Smart [182] Venezuela K002778691 Yes
Steinbach, J. [9313] Bolivia K002778697 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [1495] Cuba K002778330 No
Tracey [321] Colombia K002778700 Yes
André, É. [677] Colombia K002778705 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Grenada K002778698 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779126 Yes
[Ah] [483] Peru K002778718 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11368] Mexico K002778269 Yes
Lopez, F. [s.n.] El Salvador K002778286 Yes
Estrada, A.; Rodríguez, A. [192] Costa Rica K002778282 Yes
Wright, C. [690] Cuba K002778329 No
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrews, R. [4827] Guyana K002778337 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14601] Mexico K002778274 Yes
Bomarea sororia K000099199 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13166] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778290 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4803] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778296 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B 5565] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778300 Yes
SCLCP [468] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K001069597 No
Hinton, G.B.; Killip, E.P. [4634] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778294 Yes
Coulter, T. [1553] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778308 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [30] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778287 Yes
Hartwig [519] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778310 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13166] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778291 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [746] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778305 Yes
Balls, B. [5565] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778299 Yes
Bates, M. [s.n.] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778306 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [1955] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778304 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778289 Yes
Andrieux, G. [77] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778309 Yes
Coulter, T. [1553] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778307 Yes
Brennan Mexico Bomarea hirtella K:SPC-44618.000 No
s.coll. [2952] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778303 Yes
[B. Hintella] [s.n.] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778288 Yes
Balls, E.K. [4741] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K:SPC-19060.000 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8111] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778293 Yes
Coulter, T. [1553] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778302 Yes
s.coll. [V113] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778301 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Hinton [4803] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778297 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13166] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778292 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778298 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; Killip, E.P. [1536] Mexico Bomarea hirtella K002778295 Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Lehmann, F.C. [4545] Colombia Bomarea bakeriana K000099225 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Lehmann, F.C. [4545] Colombia Bomarea bakeriana K000099224 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4545] Bomarea bakeriana K002778715 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4545] Ecuador Bomarea bakeriana K002778716 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4545] Colombia Bomarea bakeriana K002778714 Yes
Killip, E.P. [4545] Ecuador Bomarea bakeriana K002778717 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Boog [s.n.] Brazil Bomarea edulis var. grandis K000099230 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Bomarea edulis var. grandis K000633302 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Boog [s.n.] Brazil Bomarea edulis var. grandis K000099231 Type Yes
Gardner [235] Brazil Bomarea edulis var. grandis K000099232 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bomarea edulis var. grandis K002779137 Yes
Bridges [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779085 Yes
Gardner, M.F.; Knees, S.G. [4373] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779104 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779087 Yes
Cay, M.Cl. [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779092 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Bomarea salsilla K002779089 Yes
Elliot, C. [CE 559] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779099 Yes
King [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779086 Yes
[Scohlen] [2782] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779094 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779091 Yes
Hill, A.W.; Hill, A.W. [469] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779097 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [259] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779101 Yes
Cunningham, R.O.; Lata [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779088 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [9770] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779102 Yes
s.coll. [2347] Bomarea salsilla K002779095 Yes
Elwes, H.J.; Sota [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779090 Yes
Morrison, J.L. [16722] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779103 Yes
Beechey [s.n.] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779096 Yes
Werdermann, E. [528] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779098 Yes
Christopher [Laudeman] [329] Chile Bomarea salsilla K002779100 Yes
Thompson, A.D. Guyana Bomarea guianensis K:SPC-05554.000 No

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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