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Accession Data:

Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Colchicaceae

  • Country of Origin: Zimbabwe to S. Africa

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700011
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 02-02-2007
  • Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-15-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Liliales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Colchicaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Colchiceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mozambique / Zimbabwe / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Free State / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 September 2014.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, 01 July, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:30:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Colchicaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Anguillarieae

  • Wurmbea stricta

Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae

  • Colchicum autumnale
  • Gloriosa modesta
  • Gloriosa superba

Subfamily
Tribe Uvularieae

  • Disporum sp.
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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