Alstroemeria apertiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is a herb with bell-shaped yellow flowers, and papery to leathery leaves. The species is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and was described in 1888.
Taxonomy Alstroemeria apertiflora was described by John Gilbert Baker in 1888.
Distribution The species is native to the subtropical biome of north-eastern Argentina (Misiones Province), south, south-east, and west-central Brazil, and Paraguay.
Description Alstroemeria apertiflora is a herb, with a stem over high. It has underground storage organs. The rhizomes are sympodial.
The leaves are papery or leathery in texture. They are up to long.
The inflorescence is an umbel. The flowers are yellow to red, bell-shaped, and have three parts. The internal tepals have spots. The perianth is around long.
The fruit is a capsule that undergoes loculicidal dehiscence. The seeds are spherical, and have small protuberances.
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