Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily genus)

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Indigenous to Central and South America. Five species are cultivated in southern Africa.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Alstroemeria aurea (Peruvian lily) Indigenous to Chile.
Alstroemeria caryophyllacea
Alstroemeria ligtu Indigenous to Chile and Argentina.
Alstroemeria perigrina Indigenous to Peru.
Alstroemeria psittacina Indigenous to Brazil.