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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.
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)
species :
Gloriosa baudii (A.Terracc.) Chiov.; Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 176 (1916)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya; Somalia
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Remarks: often included in a very variable G. superba s. l.
Synonyms: hidden
= Gloriosa abyssinica var. graminifolia Franch.; Sert. Somal. [Révoil, ed.] 67 (1882)
= Gloriosa aurea Chiov.; Pl. Nov. Aethiop. 8 (1928)
= Gloriosa graminifolia (Franch.) Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 176 (1916)
= Gloriosa graminifolia var. heterophylla Chiov.; Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 176 (1916)
= Gloriosa minor Rendle; J. Bot. 34: 132 (1896)
= Gloriosa superba var. graminifolia (Franch.) Hoenselaar; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Colchic. 6 (2005)
= Littonia baudii A.Terracc.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1892: 425 (1892)
species :
Gloriosa carsonii Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 74 (1895)
Distribution: South Sudan; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; N-Namibia
23 BUR CON RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gloriosa homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 536 (1913)
species :
Gloriosa flavovirens (Dammer) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: +Angola
26 ANG
Conservation Status: known only from type, status uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Littonia flavovirens Dammer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 360 (1912)
species :
Gloriosa lindenii (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gloriosa grandiflora (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56: 178 (2007), nom. illeg.
= Gloriosa katangensis Maroyi; Genus Gloriosa 99 (2012)
= Littonia grandiflora De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 34 (1901)
= Littonia lindenii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 566 (1898)
species :
Gloriosa littonioides (Welw. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Littonia littonioides (Welw. ex Baker) K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 235 (1921)
= Littonia welwitschii Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 831 (1883), nom. superfl.
= Sandersonia littonioides Welw. ex Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 262 (1878)
species :
Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe [I]; S-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ zim 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Littonia keitii Leichtlin; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 24: 87 (1883)
= Littonia modesta Hook.; Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723 (1853)
= Littonia modesta var. keitii (Leichtlin) Leichtlin; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 28: 116 (1885)
species :
Gloriosa revoilii (Franch.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: E-Ethiopia; Djibouti; N-Somalia; Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Aden Desert)
24 DJI ETH SOM 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Littonia hardeggeri Beck; Harrar Leipzig [Paulitschke], App. 451 (1888)
= Littonia minor Deflers; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 353 (1885)
= Littonia obscura Baker ex Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2365 (1895)
= Littonia revoilii Franch.; Sert. Somal. [Révoil, ed.] 66 (1882)
species :
Gloriosa rigidifolia (Bredell) J.C.Manning & Vinn.; Taxon 56(1): 178 (2007)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Littonia rigidifolia Bredell; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 495 (1936)
species :
Gloriosa sessiliflora Nordal & Bingham; Kew Bull. 53(2): 479 (1998)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
Conservation Status: known only from type population
species :
Gloriosa simplex L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 62 (1767)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Togo; Nigeria; Niger; Chad; South Sudan; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Central African Republic; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa; Madagascar
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA NGR SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG
Remarks: often included in a very variable G. superba s. l.
Synonyms: hidden
= Clinostylis speciosa Hochst.; Flora 27: 26 (1844)
= Gloriosa abyssinica A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 322 (1850)
= Gloriosa caerulea Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 2 (1768)
= Gloriosa grandiflora (Hook.) O´Brien; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 36: 188 (1904)
= Gloriosa leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lem.) Van Houtte ex Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3 [Siebert & Voss], 1: 1049 (1895)
= Gloriosa plantii (Planch.) Van Houtte ex Bosse; Vollst. Handb. Bl.-gärtn., ed. 2, 5: 196 (1854)
= Gloriosa sampiana Pires de Lima; Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 19: 112 (1921)
= Gloriosa speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 158 (1892)
= Gloriosa superba f. grandiflora (Hook.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 316 (1898)
= Gloriosa virescens Lindl.; Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2539 (1825)
= Gloriosa virescens var. grandiflora (Hook.) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 458 (1879)
= Gloriosa virescens var. leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lem.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 417 (1894)
= Gloriosa virescens var. petersiana (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 417 (1894)
= Gloriosa virescens var. plantii (Planch.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 417 (1894)
= Gloriosa virescens var. platyphylla (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 417 (1894)
= Methonica abyssinica (A.Rich.) Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 3: 630 (1852)
= Methonica grandiflora Hook.; Bot. Mag. 86: t. 5216 (1860)
= Methonica leopoldii Van Houtte ex Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 2: t. 163 (1846)
= Methonica petersiana Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 2): 519 (1864)
= Methonica platyphylla Klotzsch; Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 2): 520 (1864)
= Methonica simplex (L.) Poit.; Bon Jard. 1837: 507 (1837)
= Methonica virescens (Lindl.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 277 (1843)
= Methonica virescens var. plantii Planch.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: t. 865 (1854)
species :
Gloriosa superba L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 305 (1753)
Name: Flame lily
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Seychelles; China (S-Yunnan); Pakistan; India (almost throughout); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Maldives; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobars, Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Magway, Mandalay, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Sumatra; S-Sulawesi; Philippines [c]; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Solomon Isl. [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); Lord Howe Isl. [I]; Santa Cruz Isl. [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Niue [I]; Tuvalu [I]; Gilbert Isl. [I] (Tarawa [I]); Banaba [Ocean] Isl. [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Teraina [I], Tabueran [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Aitutaki [I], Ngaputoru Group [I], Palmerston [I], Manihiki [I], Rakahanga [I], Penrhyn [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Majuro [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Virgin Isl. [c] (St. Croix [c], St. Thomas [c]); Trinidad [I]; Colombia [I]
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO NGA NGR SEN SIE TOG 23 BIO BUR CAB CAF CMN CON EQG RWA ZAI 24 CHA ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG SEY 36 CHI 40 BAN IND LDV MDV PAK SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 JAW LSI phi SUL SUM 43 sol 50 aus lhi 60 gil nue oce rot scz tuv van 61 coo lin sci 62 mrs 78 usa 81 trt vir 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugone superba (L.) Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 238 (1796)
= Gloriosa angulata Schumach.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 171 (1827)
= Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 237 (1812)
= Gloriosa doniana Schult. & Schult.f.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 366 (1829)
= Gloriosa lutea Anon.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 29: 413 (1901)
= Gloriosa nepalensis G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 131 (1830)
= Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 111: 284 (1965)
= Gloriosa rothschildiana O´Brien; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 33: 322 (1903)
= Gloriosa superba f. angustifolia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 316 (1898), nom. illeg.
= Gloriosa superba f. doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 417 (1894)
= Gloriosa superba var. angustifolia Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 458 (1879)
= Gloriosa verschuurii Hoog; J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 75: 22 (1950)
= Methonica doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 4: 277 (1843)
= Methonica gloriosa Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 331 (1812)
= Methonica senegalensis Poit.; Bon Jard. 1837: 507 (1837)
= Methonica superba (L.) Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 474 (1766)
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