Bomarea glaucescens

Bomarea glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Bomarea
Species: B. glaucescens
Binomial name
Bomarea glaucescens
(Kunth) Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Alstroemeria glaucescens Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth
  • Collania glaucescens (Kunth) Herb.
  • Wichuraea glaucescens (Kunth) M.Roem.

Bomarea glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is native to Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.[1] It grows in wet páramo habitat among Polylepis and next to lakes, as well as grassy páramo and Andean forests. It is not a threatened species but some populations are vulnerable to habitat destruction as the páramo is converted to pasture and pine and eucalyptus plantations.[2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Mogollón, H. and N. Pitman. 2003. Bomarea glaucescens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 01 July 2013.
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