Alstroemeriaceae
Bomarea

Bomarea acutifolia (Link & Otto) Penny

First published in Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 9: 491 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Central Mexico to Central America. It is a scrambling rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá

Introduced into:

Bolivia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (2008). A revision of Bomarea subgenus Bomarea s.str. section Multiflorae (Alstroemeriaceae). Systematic Botany 33: 661-684.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Bomarea multiflora.]

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. (2008). A revision of Bomarea subgenus Bomarea s.str. section Multiflorae (Alstroemeriaceae). Systematic Botany 33: 661-684.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 4, 1938 unknown [s.n.] Mexico K000099434 Type Yes
Townsend, C.C. [93/26] Costa Rica K002778259 Yes
Ghiesbreght [690] Mexico K002778247 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002778252 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B4741] Mexico K002778251 Yes
Hartung [520] Mexico K002778235 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779119 Yes
Hooker; Shinner [s.n.] Guatemala K002778244 Yes
Cascante, A.; Ruiz, A.B.; Varges, G.; Volio, E. [133] Costa Rica K002778261 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778241 Yes
Marmër, J. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002778260 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala K002778245 Yes
Berendsohn; Sipman; Vasquez [1577] El Salvador K002778255 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002778238 Yes
Estrada, A.; Sanchez, J. [768] Costa Rica K002778262 Yes
Muller, F. [1102] Mexico K002778248 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779117 Yes
Morales, J.F.; Quiros, T.; Morales, I.; Morales, S. [8406] Costa Rica K001891403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779114 Yes
Hammel, B.; Lépiz, E.; Ramírez, V.H.; Garita, M. [19497] Costa Rica K002778263 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002778257 Yes
Hübsch, A. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002778258 Yes
[H. Gittier] [25] Costa Rica K002778256 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B4741] Mexico K002778250 Yes
Shannon Civitt, W.C. [3632] Guatemala K002778239 Yes
Killip, E.P. [s.n.] Mexico K002778253 Yes
Balls [B5524] Mexico K002778249 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779118 Yes
Balls [B5524] Mexico K002778254 Yes
Elwes [s.n.] K002779116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002779115 Yes
s.coll. [2443] Costa Rica K002779120 Yes
Hartung [520] Mexico K002778237 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002778246 Yes
Salvin; Godman [80] Guatemala K002778242 Yes
Heyde; Lux [2979] Guatemala K002778240 Yes
Penneys, D.S. [111] Costa Rica K002778264 Yes
Shinner [s.n.] Guatemala K002778243 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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