Gloriosa superba

Gloriosa superba

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 superba

Name

Gloriosa superba L., Sp. Pl. 1: 305. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugone superba (L.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 238. 1796.
  • Methonica superba (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 474. 1766.
• Heterotypic
  • Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 237. 1812.
  • Methonica gloriosa Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 331. 1812.
  • Gloriosa angulata Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 171. 1827.
  • Gloriosa doniana Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 366. 1829.
  • Gloriosa nepalensis G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 131. 1830.
  • Methonica senegalensis Poit., Bon Jard. 1837: 507. 1837.
  • Methonica doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 277. 1843.
  • Gloriosa superba var. angustifolia Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 458. 1879.
  • Gloriosa superba f. doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 417. 1894.
  • Gloriosa superba f. angustifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 316. 1898, nom. illeg.
  • Gloriosa lutea Anon., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 29: 413. 1901.
  • Gloriosa rothschildiana O'Brien, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 33: 322. 1903.
  • Gloriosa verschuurii Hoog, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 75: 22. 1950.
  • Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 111: 284. 1965.

Notes

• Type species of Gloriosa

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Gloriosa superba Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Rwanda, Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Réunion (introduced), Seychelles. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia Solomon Islands (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland (all introduced). Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, Santa Cruz Islands, Tokelau-Manihiki (all introduced). Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Line Islands, Society Islands (all introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands (all introduced). Regional: Northern South America Suriname (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 305. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gloriosa superba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Vlamlelie
বাংলা: উলট চন্ডাল
Deutsch: Ruhmeskrone
English: Flame lily
suomi: Keijunlilja
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Kembang Songsang
Nederlands: Klimlelie
සිංහල: නියඟලා
svenska: Klänglilja
தமிழ்: செங்காந்தள்
lea faka-Tonga: Lile veʻemoa

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