Accession Data:
Gloriosa superba L.
- Common Name: Gloriosa Lily
- Family: Colchicaceae
- Country of Origin: Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda
- Habitat: scrambling habit in forest understory
- Uses: While high quantities can be toxic this plant is used as a medicinal. The roots and leaves used in snakebite. leaves given to cattle as antiworm treatment. Colchicine, an alkaloid obtained from the tubers and seeds fetches high price in the market and used in scientific research.
- Culture: The plant grows in sandy-loam soil in the mixed deciduous forests in sunny positions. It is very tolerant of nutrient-poor soils. It occurs in thickets, forest edges and boundaries of cultivated areas in warm countries up to a height of 2530 m. Prefers a warm, dry dormancy from mid October until temperatures start increasing in Spring.
- USDA Zone: 8b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200800047
- Source:
- Accession Date: 05-01-2008
- Bench: 1101 - AFR:East Bench NN
- Currently: active - needs attention
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 04-07-2025
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Liliales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Colchicaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Colchiceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Burkina / Ghana / Guinea-Bissau / Guinea / Ivory Coast / Liberia / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Togo / Burundi / Cabinda / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Congo / Gabon / Gulf of Guinea Is. / Rwanda / Zaire / Chad / Ethiopia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Cape Provinces / Caprivi Strip / Northern Provinces / Madagascar / Seychelles / China South-Central / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Laccadive Is. / Maldives / Nepal / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / West Himalaya / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Sulawesi / Sumatera /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015
data regenerated on Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:18:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Colchicaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Anguillarieae
Subfamily
Tribe Colchiceae
Subfamily
Tribe Uvularieae
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