Alstroemeriaceae
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Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera,[3] almost entirely native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America. One species of Luzuriaga occurs in New Zealand, and the genus Drymophila is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
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Alstroemeriaceae | |
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Alstroemeria aurea in cultivation | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Alstroemeriaceae Dumort.[1] |
Type genus | |
Alstroemeria L. | |
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The genus Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian lilies, are popular florist's and garden flowers. The genus Bomarea is a vine that produces clusters of variously-colored, bell-shaped flowers.