Alstroemeria psittacina

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Alstroemeria psittacina

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Alstroemeria
Species: A. psittacina
Binomial name
Alstroemeria psittacina
Lehm.

Alstroemeria psittacina (Parrot flower, Parrot lily, Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess lily; syn. Alstroemeria cf. psittacina Lehm., Alstroemeria pulchella L.f. is cited as a misapplied name of this plant, according to Xifreda, Darwiniana 31:321-325 (1992) in FloraBase, the Western Australian Flora) is an ornamental plant native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. It is a popular ornamental plant in New Zealand, where it usually blooms at Christmas because that it is also called New Zealand Christmas bell. In addition, this plant is cited as an invasive plant, and it is a natural host range of the Alstroemeria mosaic potyvirus.

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