Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera, 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.
Alstroemeriaceae
Image: Alstroemeria magnifica Flickr 003
Image: Bomarea hirsuta (or kalbreyeri) (9725806861)
Image: Drymophila cyanocarpa
Bomarea is one of the two major genera in the plant family Alstroemeriaceae. Most occur in the Andes, but some occur well into Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Some species are grown as ornamental plants.
Bomarea
Image: Bomarea acutifolia (9725807281)
Image: Bomarea andreana, the Needleleaf Bomarea (9729039126)
Image: Vegetacion de Bosque Tropical en Costa Rica 032