Bomarea is one of the two major genera in the plant family Alstroemeriaceae. Most occur in the Andes,[1] but some occur well into Central America, Mexico and the West Indies.[2] Some species are grown as ornamental plants.[3] [4] [5]
These plants are similar to their relatives in Alstroemeria, but many take a twining form. Others stand freely upright. A distinctive morphological trait of most, if not all, Alstroemeriaceae is resupinate leaves. The blades twist from the base, taking an upside-down position on the stems.
Bomarea is divided into four subgenera, Baccata, Bomarea, Sphaerine, and Wichuraea. The largest is Bomarea with about 70 species.[6]
There are about 110[7] to 122 species[6] in the genus.
Species accepted as of July 2014:[2]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Bomarea acutifolia | Mexico, Central America | |
| Bomarea albimontana | Peru | |
| Bomarea alstroemerioides | Peru | |
| Bomarea amazonica | Peru | |
| Bomarea amilcariana | Venezuela | |
| Bomarea ampayesana | Peru | |
| Bomarea anceps | Peru | |
| Bomarea andimarcana | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea andreana | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | |
| Bomarea angulata | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea angustissima | Peru | |
| Bomarea aurantiaca | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea boliviensis | Bolivia, Argentina | |
| Bomarea brachysepala | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea bracteata | Peru | |
| Bomarea bracteolata | Panama | |
| Bomarea bredemeyeriana | Colombia, Venezuela | |
| Bomarea brevis | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea callejasiana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea campanularia | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea campylophylla | Peru | |
| Bomarea carderi | Panama, Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea caucana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea caudata | Peru | |
| Bomarea caudatisepala | Panama | |
| Bomarea ceratophora | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea chaparensis | Bolivia | |
| Bomarea chimborazensis | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea chiriquina | Panama, Costa Rica | |
| Bomarea coccinea | Peru | |
| Bomarea colombiana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea cordifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea cornigera | Peru | |
| Bomarea cornuta | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea costaricensis | Panama, Costa Rica | |
| Bomarea crassifolia | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru | |
| Bomarea crinita | Peru | |
| Bomarea crocea | Peru | |
| Bomarea densiflora | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea denticulata | Peru | |
| Bomarea diffracta | Colombia | |
| Bomarea dispar | Peru | |
| Bomarea dissitifolia | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea dolichocarpa | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea dulcis | Peru, Bolivia, Chile | |
| Bomarea edulis | widespread across much of Latin America from central Mexico to Argentina, plus West Indies | |
| Bomarea endotrachys | Peru | |
| Bomarea engleriana | Peru | |
| Bomarea euryantha | Colombia | |
| Bomarea euryphylla | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea evecta | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea ferreyrae | Peru | |
| Bomarea foertheriana | Peru | |
| Bomarea formosissima | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea glaucescens | Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea goniocaulon | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea graminifolia | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea hartwegii | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea herbertiana | Colombia | |
| Bomarea herrerae | Peru | |
| Bomarea hieronymi | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea hirsuta | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea huanuco | Peru | |
| Bomarea inaequalis | Colombia | |
| Bomarea involucrosa | Peru, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea kraenzlinii | Colombia | |
| Bomarea lancifolia | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea latifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea libertadensis | Peru | |
| Bomarea linifolia | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea longipes | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea longistyla | Peru | |
| Bomarea lopezii | Venezuela | |
| Bomarea lutea | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea macrocephala | Argentina, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea macusanii | Peru | |
| Bomarea moritziana | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | |
| Bomarea multiflora | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea multipes | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea nematocaulon | Peru | |
| Bomarea nervosa | Peru, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea nubigena | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea obovata | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea ovallei | Atacama | |
| Bomarea ovata | Argentina, Bolivia, Peru | |
| Bomarea oxytepala | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea pardina | Colombia, Peru | |
| Bomarea parvifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea patacoensis | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea patinii | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Bomarea pauciflora | Colombia, Venezuela | |
| Bomarea perglabra | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea peruviana | Peru | |
| Bomarea porrecta | Peru | |
| Bomarea pseudopurpurea | Peru | |
| Bomarea pudibunda | Colombia | |
| Bomarea pumila | Bolivia, Peru | |
| Bomarea puracensis | Colombia | |
| Bomarea purpurea | Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea rosea | Peru | |
| Bomarea salicifolia | Venezuela | |
| Bomarea salsilla | Chile | |
| Bomarea secundifolia | Peru | |
| Bomarea setacea | Peru | |
| Bomarea shuttleworthii | Colombia | |
| Bomarea speciosa | Peru | |
| Bomarea spissiflora | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea stans | Argentina, Bolivia | |
| Bomarea suberecta | Panama, Costa Rica | |
| Bomarea superba | Peru | |
| Bomarea tarmensis | Peru | |
| Bomarea torta | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea tribrachiata | Ecuador, Peru | |
| Bomarea trichophylla | Colombia | |
| Bomarea trimorphophylla | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea truxillensis | Venezuela | |
| Bomarea uncifolia | Ecuador | |
| Bomarea vargasii | Peru | |
| Bomarea velascoana | Peru | |
| Bomarea vitellina | Colombia | |
| Bomarea weigendii | Peru | |