  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. 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. ==classification== the apg ii system, of 2003 (unchanged from the apg system, of 1998), treats the family in the order liliales, in the clade monocots. the apg iii system, of 2009, merged the obscure family luzuriagaceae into the alstroemeriaceae, since the former group included only two genera, was the sister group of the alstroemeriaceae, and possessed the same distinctive twisted petioles. ;tribe alstroemerieae *alstroemeria *bomarea ;tribe luzuriageae *drymophila *luzuriaga ==distribution== alstroemeriaceae is distributed in tropical and temperate america, from mexico and the antilles to tierra del fuego. luzuriageae is distributed from peru to the falkland islands and tierra del fuego, new zealand and australia (nsw to tasmania). ==uses== ===as food=== bomarea edulis is distributed from mexico to argentina. its tubers have been used from pre-columbian times as a food source. a single plant can have up to 20 tubers each 5&nbsp;cm in diameter. ===as ornamental plants=== some of the alstroemeriaceae species used for ornamental purposes are: *alstroemeria aurea: endemic to southern chile. flowers in the summer. flowers are 3â4&nbsp;cm in diameter, they're yellow and orange, tinged with green. *alstroemeria haemantha: endemic to chile, especially near valparaÃ­so. it grown near rocks and flowers at the beginning of summer. it has red flowers that can grow up to 5&nbsp;cm in diameter. florece a principios de verano. *alstroemeria ligtu: endemic to chile, it grows in stoney, sand, dry soil. it flowers at the end of spring and the beginn
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