Alstroemeria ligtu

Alstroemeria ligtu


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Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated

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Alstroemeria haemantha Ruiz & Pav. Amaryllideae. Herb lily. Chile. The plant furnishes a farina from its roots.

Alstroemeria ligtu Linn. Chile and the mountains of Peru. A farina is obtained from its roots. It is called in Peru lintu, in Chile utat. ^[1] Its roots furnish a palatable starch. ^[2]

↑ Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pls. 661. 1879.
↑ Mueller, P. Sel. Pls. 33. 1891. (A. pallida)

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

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[1] Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pls. 661. 1879.

[2] Mueller, P. Sel. Pls. 33. 1891. (A. pallida)

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