Gloriosa modesta

Gloriosa modesta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Gloriosa
Species: Gloriosa modesta

Name

Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn., Taxon 56: 178 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Littonia modesta Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723 (1853).
• Heterotypic
  • Littonia keitii Leichtlin, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 24: 87 (1883).
  • Littonia modesta var. keitii (Leichtlin) Leichtlin, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 28: 116 (1885).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gloriosa modesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gloriosa modesta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gloriosa modesta. Published online. Accessed: October 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gloriosa modesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 October 2019.

Vernacular names

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