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species Alstroemeria pelegrina L.
Synonyms Alstremeria,
alternative spelling Ligtu Adans.
Lilavia Raf.
Priopetalon Raf.
Schickendantzia Pax
Taltalia Ehr.Bayer...
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Alstroemeria ligtu is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Alstroemeriaceae,
native to Peru,
northwest Argentina and
central Chile. "Alstroemeria
ligtu L."...
- chuño de concepción) is made from the
starchy storage roots of
Alstroemeria ligtu. Chuño is made at the
beginning of
winter during June and July,
during which...
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Northern Chile.
Alstroemeria ligtu L., Pl. Alströmeria: 10 (1762). Peru to
central Chile and
western Argentina.
Alstroemeria ligtu subsp.
incarnata Ehr.Bayer...
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South America. The
following names are
considered synonyms of this genus:
Ligtu Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 20 (1763).
Lilavia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 35 (1838). Priopetalon...
- family. Two
species are
widely used for food in S America,
Alstroemeria ligtu is used for a
flour (Chuño) that is
extracted from its roots,
while the...
- pygmaea
Binomial name
Alstroemeria pygmaea Herb.
Synonyms Schickendantzia pygmaea (Herb.) Speg.
Schickendantzia hieronymi Pax
Alstroemeria ligtu pygmaea...
- It has red
flowers that can grow up to 5 cm in diameter.
Alstroemeria ligtu:
endemic to Chile, it
grows in stoney, sand, dry soil. It
flowers at the...
- haemantha Ruiz & Pav. S [ = A.
ligtu L. subsp.
ligtu ] A A. latifolia Ruiz & Pav. S [ = B. latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Herb. ] A A.
ligtu forma haemantha (Ruiz &...
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Generally rhizomatous herbaceous perennials,
erect or climbing.
Alstroemeria ligtu and
Bomerea edulis are
cultivated as food crops, and
Alstroemeria flowers...
