Gloriosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Gloriosa
Species: 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

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

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, 2^nd 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. DOI: 10.2307/25065748 [nonfunctional] Wiley JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gloriosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2025 Aug 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gloriosa. Published online. Accessed 7 October 2019. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gloriosa. Accessed: 12 Aug 2025.Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Gloriosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 7 October 2019. Reference page.

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