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Bomarea edulis Herb.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Alstroemeriaceae > Bomarea

Characteristics

Stem glabrous; leaves lanceo-late, 6-10 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide (rarely smaller or larger), membranous, glabrous; bracts sim-ilar to the leaves but usually much smaller; umbel 4-to 10 (rarely to 20)-rayed, the rays slender, up to 12 cm. long, once-or twice-forked, bracteolate at the forks, the bract-lets linear-lanceolate, up to 1.5 cm. long; sepals obovate or oblong-Abovate, 2-3 cm. long, bright pink; petals cuneate-spatulate, subequal to the sepals, yellow, green-tinged and purple-spotted.
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A herb. It is a climber that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. The stems are slender and supple. They are branching. The leaves are alternate and sword shaped. They are 5-18 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are pink and hang down. They have purple spots. The seeds are 5 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical America. It occurs at low altitudes. In Costa Rica it grows below 1,000 m altitude. It needs well drained soil. It does best with a night temperature above 10°C. It is damaged by drought and frost. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.
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Found in mountains, in oak woodlands to tropical woodlands. Disturbed areas and forests; at elevations from sea level to 3,000 metres. Damp or wet forests or thickets; usually at elevations from 800-3,000 metres in Guatemala.
Found in mountains, in oak woodlands to tropical woodlands. Disturbed areas and forests; at elevations from sea level to 3,000 metres. Damp or wet forests or thickets; usually at elevations from 800-3,000 metres in Guatemala.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The tubers are sweet and starchy and boiled then eaten. They are also used for the extraction of starch.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from tubers. They are planted 15 cm deep. Plants can be grown from seed. Fresh seed will germinate in a few weeks.
Mode divisions seedlings tubers
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bomarea edulis habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bomarea edulis leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bomarea edulis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Bomarea edulis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Bomarea edulis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bomarea edulis world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63283-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761716
COL ID 5WNJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 843387
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alstroemeria edulis Alstroemeria gloriosa Alstroemeria grandifolia Alstroemeria hirtella Alstroemeria pauciflora Alstroemeria salsilla Alstroemeria salsilloides Alstroemeria sepium Bomarea brauniana Bomarea edulis Bomarea hirta Bomarea hirtella Bomarea jacquesiana Bomarea janeirensis Bomarea maakiana Bomarea spectabilis Bomarea tatiana Alstroemeria jacquesiana Bomarea affinis Bomarea bakeriana Bomarea furcata Bomarea gloriosa Bomarea guianensis Bomarea maranensis Bomarea martiana Bomarea miniata Bomarea perlongipes Bomarea petiolata Bomarea sororia Bomarea macrophylla Vandesia edulis Alstroemeria affinis Alstroemeria miniata Bomarea caraccensis Bomarea grandifolia Bomarea edulis var. furcata Bomarea edulis var. grandis Bomarea edulis var. hirtula Bomarea edulis var. maranensis Bomarea edulis var. parvifolia Bomarea ovata var. tatiana Bomarea salsilloides var. pauciflora Bomarea salsilloides var. pubescens Bomarea salsilloides var. sepium Bomarea spectabilis var. parvifolia Bomarea salsilla Bomarea salsilloides
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