Bomarea angustifolia
Encyclopedia
Bomarea angustifolia is a species of plant
in the Alstroemeriaceae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Alstroemeriaceae
Alstroemeriaceae
The Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 200 species in three or four genera, native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America....
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Mogollón, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Bomarea angustifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.