Gloriosa simplex
Also known as: Clinostylis speciosa Hochst. +16 more
- Clinostylis speciosa Hochst.
- Gloriosa abyssinica A.Rich.
- Gloriosa caerulea Mill.
- Gloriosa leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lem.) Van Houtte ex Voss
- Gloriosa plantii (Planch.) Loudon
- Gloriosa plantii (Planch.) Van Houtte ex Bosse
- Gloriosa sampiana Pires de Lima
- Gloriosa speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.
- Gloriosa superba f. grandiflora (Hook.) Kuntze
- Gloriosa virescens Lindl.
- Gloriosa virescens var. grandiflora (Hook.) Baker
- Gloriosa virescens var. leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lem.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. petersiana (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. plantii (Planch.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. platyphylla (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Methonica abyssinica (A.Rich.) Walp.
- Methonica grandiflora Hook.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Colchicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Originating in Africa, Gloriosa simplex is a tuberous plant belonging to the Colchicaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe