Alstroemeria kingii Phil.

Type citation

“Hallado cerca de Carrizal Bajo por el señor Tomás King” (Holotype in SGO (SGO 38155; Isotypes in SGO (SGO 38155), E, K.)

References

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

Bayer (1987a): ilus.: 3, 120, 165
Muñoz-Schick & Moreira-Muñoz (2003): págs.: 36, 37

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert, Coastal desert and semidesert, Semidesert and Coastal cordillera (semidesert)

Distribution and habitat

Restricted to coastal sandy soils and further inland from Tortoral until Vallenar (Región Atacama). It has an altitudinal range between sea level to 710 m.

Distribution

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Descriptions

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

Habit

Perennial to 20 cm tall. Flowers from September to November and produces fruit from October

Key characteristics

The flower colour is normally a deep yellow but sometimes it can be much paler and in few examples (Canto del Agua) white with two broad yellow bands on the upper tepals. Some specimens with spots on the tepals resemble A. diluta ssp. chrysantha.

Notes

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