Bomarea shuttleworthii
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Bomarea shuttleworthii, Mast. Lvs. 5-6 in. long, oblong, acute, glabrous: umbel 1 ft. long, 5-10-rayed; rays usually 3-fld.; perianth-seems. 2 in. long, outer reddish, inner greenish yellow. Colombian Andes. G.C. II. 17:77, 85. — The curious egg-shaped tubers terminate unbranched roots, which spring from a rhizome about 1 in. wide. Having no eyes or buds, they cannot be used for propagating.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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