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129.0000 Family Colchicaceae DC.; Essai Propr. Méd. Pl. 56 (1804), nom. cons.
15-17 genera, ca. 300 spp.
Species listed in database: 295; hybrids: 2
= Bulbocodiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 52 (1866)
= Burchardiaceae Takht.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81(2): 85 (1996)
= Merenderaceae Mirb.; Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 211 (1804)
= Uvulariaceae A.Gray ex Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 199 (1843), nom. cons.
= Uvularioideae A.Gray; Manual [A.Gray] 496 (1848), nom. illeg.
= Uvularioideae Torr.; Fl. New York 2: 319 (1843)
129.0601 Genus Gloriosa L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 305 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, 1 to tropical Asia and widely cultivated. Species concept much fluctuating, especially in Gloriosa s. str.
Species listed in database: 11
= Clinostylis Hochst.; Flora 27: 26 (1844)
= Eugone Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 238 (1796)
= Littonia Hook.; Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723 (1853)
= Mendoni Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 48 (1763)
= Methonica Gagnebin; Acta Helv. Phys.-Math. 2: 61 (1755)

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Covering 359,184 accepted species,
8,882 hybrids, 47,737 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,007,635 synonyms,
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