Gloriosa

Gloriosa superba (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Gloriosa

Overview of species (11)

G. baudii – G. carsonii – G. flavovirens – G. lindenii – G. littonioides – G. modesta – G. revoilii – G. rigidifolia – G. sessiliflora – G. simplex – G. superba

Name

Gloriosa L., Sp. Pl. 1: 305. 1753; Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 144. 1754.

• Lectotype species (designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 145. Aug. 1929): Gloriosa superba L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Clinostylis Hochst, Flora 27: 26. 1844.
• Eugone Salisb, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 238. 1796.
• Littonia Hook, Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723. 1853.
• Mendoni Adans, Fam. Pl. 2: 48. 1763.
• Methonica Gagnebin, Acta Helv. Phys.-Math. 2: 61. 1755

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Seychelles. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen. China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Santa Cruz Isle. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 305. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 144. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56(1): 171–178. Wiley JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gloriosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gloriosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gloriosa. Published online. Accessed: 7 October 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Gloriosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 7.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gloriosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 October 2019.

Vernacular names

العربية: زهرة غلوريوسا
বাংলা: উলটচণ্ডাল
فارسی: گلوریوسا (سرده)
suomi: Keijunliljat
हिन्दी: करी हरी
Bahasa Indonesia: Kembang sungsang
italiano: Glorioza
日本語: グロリオサ
मराठी: कळलावी
русский: Глориоза
svenska: Klängliljesläktet
தமிழ்: காந்தள் (பேரினம்)
తెలుగు: గ్లోరియోసా
اردو: گلوری للی
中文: 嘉兰属
中文（简体）: 嘉兰属

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