Bomarea graminifolia

(Bomarea graminifolia)

Description

Bomarea graminifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it has only been collected once, before 1908. The specimen probably came from the forests on the volcano Atacazo, near Quito.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Liliales

Family:Alstroemeriaceae

Genus:Bomarea

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