Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1787-1948)
Bot. Mag.

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vol. 86 (1860)

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t. 5216

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Gloriosa superba L.

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name cited:
Methonica grandiflora Hook.
name recognized:
Gloriosa superba L.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Liliaceae
subfamily: Colchicoideae

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epithet cited: grandiflorus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: superbus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Eugone superba (L.) Salisb.; Methonica superba (L.) Crantz;
heterotypic synonyms:
Gloriosa abyssinica A. Rich.; Gloriosa angulata Schum.; Gloriosa caerulea Miller; Gloriosa carsonii Baker; Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes; Gloriosa doniana Schultes & Schultes f.; Gloriosa grandiflora (Hook.) O’Brien; Gloriosa homblei De Wild.; Gloriosa leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lemaire) Van Houtte & Voss; Gloriosa lutea auct.; Gloriosa nepalensis G. Don; Gloriosa plantii (Planchon) Loudon; Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé; Gloriosa rothschildiana O’Brien; Gloriosa sampiana Pires de Lima; Gloriosa simplex L.; Gloriosa speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.; Gloriosa verschuurii Hoog; Gloriosa virescens Lindl.; Methonica abyssinica (A. Rich.) Walp.; Methonica doniana (Schultes & Schultes f.) Kunth; Methonica gloriosa Salisb.; Methonica grandiflora Hook.; Methonica leopoldii Van Houtte ex Lemaire; Methonica petersiana Klotzsch ex Garcke; Methonica plantii Planchon; Methonica platyphylla Klotzsch; Methonica simplex Desf.; Methonica virescens (Lindl.) Kunth;