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Colchicaceae
Gloriosa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gloriosa superba Linnaeus. Common name: Flamelily, Glory-lily. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical Africa. See Diamond (2021) for discussion of its occurrence in Alabama.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K1, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — S. Basionym: Gloriosa superba L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Gloriosa superba - FNA26

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image #1 of Gloriosa superba© Alan Cressler: Gloriosa superba, Beach, South China Sea, Miri Peninsula, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Gloriosa superba© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Gloriosa superba© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern Africa