Alstroemeria pelegrina L.
First published in Pl. Alströmeria: 10 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to Central Chile. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Chile Central, Peru
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Alstroemeria amoena Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 248 (1796)
- Alstroemeria pelegrina var. flore-albo Van Houtte in Hort. Belge 1: 91 (1833), contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012).
- Alstroemeria peregrina Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 3: 51 (1791)
- Alstroemeria peregrina f. alba Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1040 (1895)
- Alstroemeria peregrina var. albescens Herb. in Amaryllidaceae: 92 (1837)
- Alstroemeria peregrina var. squamata Herb. in Amaryllidaceae: 92 (1837)
- Alstroemeria pulchella L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 206 (1782)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0