Accession Data

Gloriosa superba

Common Name: Gloriosa Lily

Family: Colchicaceae

Country of Origin: Trop. & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda

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.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8b-11

Accession #: 200800047

Accession Date: 2008-05-01 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1118

Quantity: 3

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.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Liliales

Family: Colchicaceae

Tribe: Colchiceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015

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