The Alstroemeriaceae family, commonly known as the alstroemeria family, has an interesting story. The family is named after a Swedish baron named Clas Alströmer who was a close friend and student of the famous botanist Carl Linnaeus. Alströmer returned from a trip to South America in the 1700s with several specimens including the now-famous alstroemeria flower, which he named after himself. The alstroemeria flower is now widely cultivated throughout the world for its beauty and long vase life, making it a popular flower for gardens and commercial floral arrangements alike.
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Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera, almost entirely native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America. One species of Luzuriaga occurs in New Zealand, and the genus Drymophila is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
The genus Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian lilies, are popular florist’s and garden flowers. The genus Bomarea is a vine that produces clusters of variously-colored, bell-shaped flowers.
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