Alstroemeria psittacina

"Parrot flower" redirects here. That can also refer to the balsam plant Impatiens psittacina.

Alstroemeria psittacina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
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 and Argentina. 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.

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
• List of plants of Pantanal vegetation of Brazil

References

• (Portuguese) Pott, A.; Pott, V.J. (1994). Plantas do Pantanal. (Plants of Pantanal). EMBRAPA.  ISBN 85-85007-36-2

External links

• "Alstroemeria psittacina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=185474. 
• FloraBase, the Western Australian Flora: Alstroemeria psittacina
• Plant Viruses Online: Alstroemeria mosaic potyvirus
• USDA Plants Profile: Alstroemeria psittacina