Colchicaceae
Gloriosa

Gloriosa superba L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 305 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to Lesser Sunda Islands. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as a poison and a medicine and for food.

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, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, 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

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Bhattacharya, R.P., Pal, D.C. & Pati, B.R. (2014). A sytematic census of monocot climbers of Bihar anf Jharkhand states. Indian Journal of Forestry 37: 317-324.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Geerinck, D. (2012). Contribution à la flore d' Afrique centrale: Colchicaceae et Flagellariaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 33: 1-30.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy: 1-194. Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1948-1954). Flora Malesiana 4: 1-631. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Contu, S. (2008). Gloriosa superba. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dauncey, E.A. (2010). Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents & Childcare Providers. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jana, S. & Shekhawat, G.S. (2011). Critical review on medicinally potent plant species: Gloriosa superba. Fitoterapia 82: 293-301.
  • Nellis, D.W. (1997). Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean. Pineapple Press Inc.
  • Rawat, G.S. (ed.) (2008). Special habitats and threatened plants of India. ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas 11(1). Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2011). Gloriosa superba. Published on the Internet by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Andr., Bot. Rep. t. 129
  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 148
  • Bot. Reg. 1: t. 77
  • F.T.A. 7: 563
  • Morton, W. Afr. Lilies & Orch. fig. 12.
  • Sp. Pl. 305 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 563 (1898).
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A. ed.2, 1): 106 (1968).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Colchicaceae: 4 (2005).
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 437 (1753).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1975). Vascular plants of Aitutaki. Atoll Research Bulletin 190: 73-84.
  • Geerinck, D. (2012). Contribution à la flore d' Afrique centrale: Colchicaceae et Flagellariaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 33: 1-30.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy: 1-194. Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 563 (1898).
  • Baker in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 17 (103): 457 (1879)
  • Blundell in Wild Fl. E. Africa: 423, t. 409, 488 (1987).
  • Demissew in Fl. Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 184–185 (1997).
  • Field in Kew Bulletin 25: 243–244 (1971).
  • Hanid in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers ed. 2: 322, t. 149 (1994).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa 3 (1): 106 (1968).
  • L. in Sp. Pl. 2: 437 (1753).
  • Maroyi in Kirkia 18(1): 3 (2002).
  • Thulin in Fl. Somalia 4: 67–68 (1995).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Ulian, T., Sacandé, M., Hudson, A., & Mattana, E. (2017). Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 12, 2012 Heath, A; R. [2334] Botswana K000499501 Yes
Jun 1, 2011 Todd, H. [36] Cameroon K001480249 Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2772] Cameroon K000518671 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4359 r] Cameroon K000212735 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1749] Cameroon K000025718 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2189] Cameroon K000025720 Yes
May 1, 1995 Cable, S. [10] Cameroon K000011652 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5706] Cameroon K000011653 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ndam, N. [184] Cameroon K000542353 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5721] Cameroon K000011654 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Amshoff, G.J.H. [7614] Ethiopia K000480417 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mooney, H.F. [8815] Ethiopia K000480416 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Turton, D. [76] Ethiopia K000480413 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Quartin-Dillon [48] Ethiopia K000365965 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schimper [1437] Ethiopia K000365966 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schimper [1437] Ethiopia K000365967 Isotype Yes
Feb 3, 1924 Wight, R. [5757] Nepal K000524985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Singh, V. [2976] India K002371061 Yes
Pauwels, L. [[2084]] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371357 Yes
Marks, J.M. [33] Zambia K002372008 Yes
Ranaivojaona, R.; et al. [274] Madagascar K002371993 Yes
s.coll. [M436] Guyana K002372125 Yes
Lewalle, J. [2467] Burundi K002371351 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K002371068 Yes
Putt. [3944] Thailand K002371107 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K002371050 Yes
Davidson, J.M. [15] Togo K002371224 Yes
[C. P. R.] [s.n.] K002372118 Yes
Synnott, T.J. [449] Somalia K000480420 Yes
s.coll. [537] K002372095 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3582] K002371073 Yes
Leemans [563] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371362 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4262] Zimbabwe K002372011 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [B3164] K002371762 Yes
Thorel [2122] K002371111 Yes
Fisher, C.E.C. [424] India K002371085 Yes
Pobéguin, C.H.O. [383] Guinea K000480435 Yes
Reekmans, M. [4048] Burundi K002371354 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [169] India K002371083 Yes
[illegible] [[M234]] Cameroon K002371328 Yes
Kostermans [24404 A] Sri Lanka K002371092 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; [Bassahir] [1951 A] India K002371045 Yes
Thompson, T. [s.n.] K002371069 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25000] India K002371043 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [716] Cote d'Ivoire K002371215 Yes
{Lady Drewe} [7] Zimbabwe K002372019 Yes
de Menezes, A. [682] Angola K002372023 Yes
Kersting [[A]660] Togo K002371227 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2139] Zimbabwe K002372016 Yes
Head, L.D. [121] Nigeria K002371233 Yes
Tuley, P.; Magaji, S.O. [1779] Nigeria K002371231 Yes
Michel, G. [5930] Rwanda K002371358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K002372026 Yes
Wallich, N. [5757G] Nepal K000524984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL3560] Sierra Leone K002371210 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2596] Zimbabwe K002372021 Yes
Warnecke [175] Togo K002371225 Yes
Hulstaert, R.P. [1372] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371342 Yes
Pollard, B.J. [103] Cameroon K000025719 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002372123 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [261] Sri Lanka K002371095 Yes
Johnstone, A.T. [FHI 9818] Cameroon K002371332 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P378] Nigeria K002371232 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K002372002 Yes
[illegible] [9366] Cameroon K002371333 Yes
Godefroy, M. [540] Cambodia K002371103 Yes
[G. Judge] [16/37] Zimbabwe K002372013 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [65] K001739193 Yes
Robinson, H.C. [5757] K002371100 Yes
Knox, E.B. [2233] Tanzania K001604082 Yes
Ashworth, J.; Inyangi, O.F.; Lawrence, E. [438] Cameroon K000875872 Yes
Tekwe, C. [364] Cameroon K001518047 Yes
Ghogue [394] Cameroon K000875735 Yes
Ghogue [394] Cameroon K000875736 Yes
[illegible] [11002] Thailand K002371115 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] Nepal K001104971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Frith, A.C. [117] Gambia, The K002371209 Yes
Cooke, T. [s.n.] K002371066 Yes
Reekmans, M. [5468] Burundi K002371353 No
Chapman, H.M. [11] Nigeria K002371229 Yes
Cruse, A.W. [141] Zambia K002371997 Yes
Noirfalise, A. [233] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371338 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Moldenke, H.N.; Moldenke, A.L. [1439] Sri Lanka K000480446 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18169] India K002371090 Yes
s.coll. [M436] Guyana K002372121 Yes
Alstrup, V.; Michelsen, A. [156] Somalia K000480422 Yes
{Mrs. D. J. Collins} [300] Thailand K002371112 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3508] Sierra Leone K002371211 Yes
Iboet [115] Indonesia K002371117 Yes
Letouzey, R. [7796] Cameroon K002371325 Yes
Luxen [1] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371356 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [2810] India K002371075 Yes
Thollon, M. [22] Gabon K000480430 Yes
s.coll. [5866] K002371064 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104975 Unknown Type Material Yes
R. D. [Acland] [963] India K002371049 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104968 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [1208] Pakistan K002371046 Yes
Waller, H.; [Kilikmann] [s.n.] Malawi K002371973 Yes
Stalmans, M. [925] South Africa K002372090 Yes
Chase, N.C. [8578] Zimbabwe K002371999 Yes
Xiulan, H.; Xingwu, W. [281] China K000480448 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4135] Cote d'Ivoire K002371217 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [1811] Tanzania K002371759 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gelahun, Abate [3136] Ethiopia K000480414 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] K002371108 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [25245] South Africa K000480452 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [s.n.] Eswatini K002372087 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pobéguin, M. [384] Guinea K002371130 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [6507] Mozambique K002371971 Yes
s.coll. [1743] Angola K002372028 Yes
[G. T] [s.n.] K002371072 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] Thailand K002371104 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [261] Sri Lanka K002371097 Yes
Motley, J. [842] K002371121 Yes
Okeke, L.C. [4] Liberia K002371213 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1705] Nigeria K002371239 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6119] Ghana K002371223 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7383] Uganda K002371208 Yes
Edgeworth [188] Cambodia K002371101 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-66697.000 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Thammathaworn, S.; Griffin, O. [90/329] Thailand K002371113 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Cameroon K002371327 Yes
s.coll. [16885 A] India K002371058 Yes
K:SPC-06606.000 No
[Thollon] [s.n.] Gabon K002371336 Yes
Barnard, W.E. [289] South Africa K002372089 Yes
Kasmi, S.M.A.; Elmi; Rodol [643] Somalia K000480419 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Etuge.; Stone.; Vennard. [71] Cameroon K001495424 Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1461] Angola K001614758 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9145] Angola K001636151 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2748] Zimbabwe K002372017 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3888] India K002371048 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4621] Angola K002372027 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37129] Nigeria K002371244 Yes
Hulstaert, R.P. [689] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371361 Yes
Ash [575] Ethiopia K:SPC-37437.000 No
Eyles, F. [32] Zimbabwe K002372012 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12307] Zambia K002371996 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4135] Cote d'Ivoire K002371216 Yes
Carpenter, T. [275] K002371088 Yes
Repton, J.E. [507] South Africa K002372086 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F676] Zambia K002372009 Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [1059] Thailand K000480443 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [8600] Malawi K002371974 Yes
[Nannon] [19] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371343 Yes
Dacremont [388] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371346 Yes
Leemans [325] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371340 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1782] Nigeria K002371240 Yes
Cooke, T. [s.n.] India K002371070 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [4559] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371355 Yes
Andrianjafy, N.M. [1893] Madagascar K002371994 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000365964 Type Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000365963 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [17773] Tanzania K002371760 Yes
Chew, W.L. [CWL1449] Singapore K002371099 Yes
Florence, J. [7138] French Polynesia K002371122 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A163] Ghana K002371220 Yes
[Sangadh] [s.n.] India K002371060 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [4442] Nigeria K002371241 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2770] Zambia K002372007 Yes
Chase, N.C. [1952] Mozambique K002371972 Yes
Evrard, C.M. [3713] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371359 Yes
[illegible] [9119] Cameroon K002371330 Yes
[J. C. Hopkins] [6746] Zimbabwe K002372015 Yes
MacGregor, W.D. [305] Nigeria K002371248 Yes
Leemans [249] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371339 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37129] Nigeria K002371245 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21265] Malaysia K002371119 Yes
Narasimtan, P.L. [165218] India K002371071 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2416] Sierra Leone K002371212 Yes
Prosser, L.N. [1910] South Africa K002372092 Yes
Lewalle, J. [5033] Burundi K002371350 Yes
Soyaux, H. [170] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371337 Yes
Bourne [1867] India K002371082 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1034] Nigeria K002371238 Yes
Phillipson, P.B.; Raharilala, J.I.; Razafimandimbison, S.G. [4136] Madagascar K000480441 Yes
Smith, J. [S45] Nigeria K002371247 Yes
Phillipson, P.B.; Raharilala, J.I.; Razafimandimbison, S.G. [4136] Madagascar K000480442 Yes
Lebrun [4835] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371344 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K002372003 Yes
Holland, J.H. [175] Nigeria K002371237 Yes
Adaire, F. [65] Kiribati K002372122 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] K002371074 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A473] Angola K002372025 Yes
Marcan, A. [393] Thailand K002371114 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [757] Cote d'Ivoire K002371214 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [s.n.] India K002371047 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20957] India K002371091 Yes
s.coll. [2815] India K002371077 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM1637] Zambia K002371995 Yes
Reekmans, M. [5468] Burundi K002371352 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [227] Zambia K002372006 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6586] Cameroon K002371331 Yes
Masters [119] India K002371063 Yes
Sigee, D.C. [53] Maldives K002371062 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K002371098 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2195] Ethiopia K000480415 Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [895] Central African Republic K002371348 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [521] Nigeria K002371230 Yes
Codd, L.E.; Dyer, R.A. [9163] South Africa K002372088 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [RML831] Zambia K002371998 Yes
s.coll. [1744] Angola K002372029 Yes
Warnecke [175] Togo K002371226 Yes
Cooke, T. [s.n.] India K002371065 Yes
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M. [13907] Sri Lanka K002371093 Yes
Van Nouhuys, J.J. [8827] South Africa K002372093 Yes
Myers, J.G. [6640] Sudan K002371457 Yes
Holland, J.H. [79] Nigeria K002371235 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4657] Ethiopia K000480418 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [13231] K002371089 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4561] Angola K002372024 Yes
Pobéguin, C.H.O. [383] Guinea K000480434 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8868] Malawi K:SPC-34784.000 No
Rehmann, A. [5812] South Africa K002372096 Yes
{Graan, V.; Hardy} [527] South Africa K002372091 Yes
Keith, H.G. [71539] K002371120 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [261] Sri Lanka K002371096 Yes
Hutton, I. [640] Australia K000480451 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16142] Thailand K002371116 Yes
Smith, P.P.; Zimba, N.B. [PPS1836] Zambia K002372005 Yes
Bamps, P. [213] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371347 Yes
Brown-Lester, J. [[S20]] Gambia, The K002371207 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104969 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manning, S.D. [1911] Cameroon K002371329 Yes
Putt. [3944] Thailand K002371106 Yes
Thompson, T. [[444/BS]] India K002371067 Yes
Evrard, C.M. [3713] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371360 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [17773] Tanzania K002371761 Yes
s.coll. [25245] South Africa K002372094 Yes
Compère [722] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371341 Yes
Bourne [3044] India K002371080 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dawodu, T.B. [217] Nigeria K002371236 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5157] Burma K001104972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1623 A] Thailand K002371110 Yes
{Lady Drewe} [8] Zimbabwe K002372020 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [21424] K002371059 Yes
Eagleton, G. [71] Somalia K000480423 Yes
Buwalda, P. [7156] Indonesia K000480445 Yes
[Pts] [4673] Togo K002371228 Yes
Brunt, M. [424] Cameroon K002371326 Yes
Putt. [s.n.] Thailand K002371105 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K002371078 Yes
Hooper, D.; Ramaswami, M.S. [38304] India K002371084 Yes
Cecil, E. [s.n.] Zambia K002372004 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [163] Ghana K002371222 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002371234 Yes
van Raalte, R.A. [2] Gabon K002371335 Yes
[Md. Zeyanddin] [139] Pakistan K002371044 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Comanor, P.L. [739] Sri Lanka K002371094 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6347] Ghana K002371221 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [760] South Africa K002372097 Yes
Mathew, B.; Rejendren, N. [42631] India K000480449 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3164] Cote d'Ivoire K002371218 Yes
Bourne [3044] India K002371081 Yes
T; P [141] Malaysia K000480450 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [884] Sudan K002371458 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8894] Burundi K002371349 Yes
Fisher, C.E.C. [2217] India K002371086 Yes
Chattarjee, B. [5851] K002371057 Yes
[Mr. Monteiro]; [Mrs. Monteiro] [s.n.] Angola K002372022 Yes
Honey, T. [641] Mozambique K002371970 Yes
Carpenter, T. [275] K002371087 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26819] India K002371042 Yes
Monyrak, M. [207] Cambodia K000480444 Yes
Howes, F.N. [964] Ghana K002371219 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [11685] Zimbabwe K002372014 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1629] Zimbabwe K002372018 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [134] Sierra Leone K000480436 Yes
[Tobias Mbenkum] [[TFM 392]] K002371334 Yes
Leemans [26] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002371345 Yes
[Knoon] Winit [451] Thailand K002371109 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3633] Zambia K002372010 Yes
Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP 499] India K002371076 Yes
{Lady Drewe} [8] Zambia K002372001 Yes
Prawiroatmodjo, S. [22] Indonesia K002371118 Yes
s.coll. [540] Cambodia K002371102 Yes
Meebold, A. [10169] India K002371079 Yes
Carpenter, T. [275] Maldives K000480447 Yes
Moll, E.J. [418] Zimbabwe K002372000 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5157] K001104973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stern, W.T. [s.n.] Gloriosa verschuurii K000524986 Type Yes

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