*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.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, WH3. Basionym: Gloriosa superba L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Gloriosa superba - FNA26
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© Alan Cressler: Gloriosa superba, Beach, South China Sea, Miri Peninsula, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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native range: eastern Africa
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