| bomarea | (n) large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae, Syn. genus Bomarea |
| salsilla | (n) tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia, Syn. Bomarea salsilla |
| salsilla | (n) tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America, Syn. Bomarea edulis |