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Alstroemeria aurea
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Family:
ALSTROEMERIACEAE
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Citation: Alstroemeria aurea Graham, Edinburgh Philos. J. 1833: 181. 1833.
Alstroemeria aurantiaca D.Don, Brit. Fl. Gard. 6: t. 205. 1833.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Peruvian lily
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Description:
Perennial herbs; rhizome creeping. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, to 8 cm, attenuate to a twisted petiole. Umbels c. 5-rayed, with 3 flowers per ray. Perianth 3 + 3, free, clawed, orange, yellow, pink or red. Outer tepals ovate, 4.5 cm, obtuse; inner ones narrower and longer, acute, spotted towards apex. Stamens 6, attached to base of tepals, declinate. Ovary inferior, 3-celled, ovules numerous; style slender, pointing downwards; stigma 3-fid. Capsule loculicidal; seeds numerous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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