A genus of climbing or twining plants in the amaryllis family, native to Central and South America, with colorful tubular flowers.
From New Latin, likely from a South American indigenous language, adopted by Linnaeus and naturalists. The exact etymology remains debated among botanists, though it may relate to local plant names.
Bomarea flowers are so strikingly beautiful that Victorian gardeners became obsessed with cultivating them, and you can still find these dramatic climbers in botanical gardens around the world.
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