The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Bot. Cab. 13(8): t. 1272 (1827)

Type citation

Iconotype Hooker, Exotic Flora 3, pl. 181, (1827)

Synonyms

• Alstroemeria hookeriana Schult. & Schult.f.
• Alstroemeria rosea Hook. nom. illeg.

References

• Loddiges (1827)

  Loddiges, C. 1827. ​Alstroemeria hookeri. The Botanical Cabinet 13(8):

• Bayer (1987a)

  Bayer, E. 1987. Die Gattung Alstroemeria in Chile. Mitteilungen (aus) der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 24: 1-362

• Muñoz-Schick & Moreira-Muñoz (2003)

  Muñoz-Schick, M and Moreira-Muñoz, A 2003. Alstroemerias de Chile; Diversidad, distribución y conservación. Santiago de Chile: Taller La Era

Iconography

• Loddiges (1827): pl.1272
• Bayer (1987a): ilus.: 25, 28, 34–36, 111,114
• Muñoz-Schick & Moreira-Muñoz (2003): págs.: 102, 103

Regions

Valparaíso, Maule, Biobío and Ñuble

Distribution and habitat

Distribution is restricted from Constitución (Región Maule) to Coronel (Región Bíobío). It grows in sandy soils from sea level to 300 m.

Distribution

• Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
• • Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
  • • Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
    • • Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
      • • Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
        • • Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. ssp. hookeri
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Descriptions

• Bayer (1987a)
• Muñoz-Schick & Moreira-Muñoz (2003)

Habit

Perennial herb to 60 cm tall. Flowers from December to January and fruits in February

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.