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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.

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Alstroemeriaceae is a family of plants within the order Liliales. It belongs to the class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The family has the synonym Luzuriagaceae, and its taxonomic type is Alstroemeria. In Chinese, the family is referred to as 六出花科.

Records for this taxon are held by institutions including NCSC, UFG, PNFM, CEPLAC, and JBB. Specimens have been documented in the United States, Brasil, and Peru. A total of 60,856 occurrences have been recorded, with 77 specific records and 27 media items available in the iDigBio database.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderLiliales
  5. FamilyAlstroemeriaceae
Observations recorded60,856

六出花科有3-4属约200种,原生于中、南美洲,1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法将这些属放入百合科,1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法将这些属单独分为一个科, 2003年经过修订的APG II 分类法维持上述的分类。 本科植物为草本球根花卉,其中百合水仙属为藤本植物,本科植物花色美丽,被广泛用于栽培观赏。 属 六出花属Alstroemeria 百合水仙属Bomarea 狮爪花属Leontochir Schickendantzia (有的植物学家将其和六出花属合并) 生长在厄瓜多尔的百合水仙属植物

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
77
With media
27
Family
Alstroemeriaceae
Collections
NCSC, UFG, PNFM, CEPLAC, JBB, UFU
Recorded in
United States, Brasil, Peru

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
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Commons category
Alstroemeriaceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Alstroemeriaceae
topic's main category
Category:Alstroemeriaceae
taxon synonym
Luzuriagaceae
taxonomic type
Alstroemeria
taxon common name
六出花科
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Classification
  • Distribution
  • Uses
  • As food
  • As ornamental plants
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

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.

The genus Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian lilies, is popular florist's and garden flower. The genus Bomarea is a vine that produces clusters of variously-colored, bell-shaped flowers.

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