Colchicaceae

Gloriosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 305 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Line Is., Nauru, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Solomon Is., Suriname, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.
  • Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy: 1-194. Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 563.
  • Sp. Pl. 305 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • L., Sp. Pl.: 305 (1753).

Flora of Somalia

  • Field in Kew Bull. 25: 243 (1972)
  • Field in The genus Gloriosa, Lilies and other Liliaceae 1973: 93–95 (1972).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in J.L.S. 17 (103): 457–458 (1879)
  • Field in K.B. 25: 243–244 (1971)
  • In F.T.A. 7: 563–565 (1898)
  • Nordenstam in Kubitzki, Fam. & Gen. Vasc. Pl. 3: 183 (1998)
  • in Sp. Pl. 2 (1753)
  • in The genus Gloriosa, Lilies and other Liliaceae 1973: 93–95 (1972)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ekema, S.N. [612] Cameroon K001401663 Yes
Ekema, S.N. [612] Cameroon K001401666 Yes
Peter, A. [40724] Tanzania K001560327 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K002371051 Yes
Bone, R.E. [342] Zambia K:SPC-78361.000 No
Gamble, J.S. [1315A] K002371053 Yes
Bone, R.E. [RB342] Zambia K002371975 Yes
Napier, E.R. [6835] Kenya K002371523 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5448] Kenya K002371522 Yes
Wood, J.J. [s.n.] K002371056 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [131] K002371054 Yes
[W. Johnston] [10187] India K002371052 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8929] K002371055 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0