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Flame Lilies

Gloriosa

Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated. The most common English names are flame lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

flame lily

speciesGloriosa superba

Yellow Flamelily

speciesGloriosa modesta

Mini Flamelily

speciesGloriosa rigidifolia

Gloriosa lindenii

speciesGloriosa lindenii

Gloriosa sessiliflora

speciesGloriosa sessiliflora

Gloriosa littonioides

speciesGloriosa littonioides

Gloriosa carsonii

speciesGloriosa carsonii

Gloriosa simplex

speciesGloriosa simplex

Gloriosa baudii

speciesGloriosa baudii

Gloriosa flavovirens

speciesGloriosa flavovirens

Gloriosa revoilii

speciesGloriosa revoilii

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1687 · p.44

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