Colchicaceae
Gloriosa

Gloriosa carsonii Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 74 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Sudan and N. Namibia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy: 1-194. Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Geerinck, D. (2012). Contribution à la flore d' Afrique centrale: Colchicaceae et Flagellariaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 33: 1-30. [Cited as Gloriosa superba.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325. [Cited as Gloriosa superba.]
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20. [Cited as Gloriosa superba.]
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flore du Gabon 41: 1-75. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden. [Cited as Gloriosa superba.]
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Gloriosa superba.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy: 1-194. Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Carson, A. [53] Zambia K000365959 Type Yes
Jackson, G. [2296] Malawi K002371763 Yes
King, A.E. [282] Zambia K002371766 Yes
[Baliker Boehir] [8] Sudan K002371386 Yes
McClintock, A. [K75] Botswana K002371770 Yes
{Lady Drewe} [4] Zimbabwe K002371769 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [365] Tanzania K002371483 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13716] Zambia K002371765 Yes
Lea, J.D. [157] K002371385 Yes
Bloomfield, N. [10] Malawi K002371764 Yes
{Manuel da Silva} [2691] Angola K002371771 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2035] Tanzania K002371487 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2106] Zambia K:SPC-05469.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [112] Zambia K002371767 Yes
[A.R.C. Stewart] [156] Zambia K002371768 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1968] Tanzania K002371486 Yes
s.coll. [8412] K002371485 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [s.n.] Kenya K002371491 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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