Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Liliales Perleb
Family
Alstroemeriaceae Dumort.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Alstroemeria L., Pl. Alströmeria 8 (1762)
Vernacular Name(s):
Lily of the Incas; Peruvian lily
 Description

Perennial herbs, erect or disposed to climb. Perianth-segments in 2 whorls, inner whorl unequal, one segment differently shaped and marked. Ovary 3-locular. Other characters as for the family.

[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species and named hybrids in New Zealand within Alstroemeria L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual2
Total3
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1762: Planta Alströmeria. Falck, Uppsala.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.