Family · Monocots

Alstroemeriaceae

Peruvian lily

Herbs and vines of the Americas with resupinate leaves; Alstroemeria is a major cut-flower crop.

Accepted species

265accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

4accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈50 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Alstroemeria
• Bomarea
• Luzuriaga

Genera

• Alstroemeria133 spp.
• Bomarea126 spp.
• Luzuriaga4 spp.
• Drymophila2 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America262
• Australasia3
• Northern America2
• Antarctic1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Alstroemeriaceae sits in the order Liliales.

• LiliaceaeLilies, tulips, fritillaries817
• ColchicaceaeAutumn crocus, flame lily304
• SmilacaceaeGreenbriers, sarsaparilla268
• MelanthiaceaeTrilliums, false hellebore194
• Corsiaceae27
• RipogonaceaeSupplejacks6
• Campynemataceae4
• Philesiaceae2
• Petermanniaceae1