Gloriosa simplex
A species in the Colchicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Gloriosa
- Species
- Gloriosa simplex
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1767
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gloriosa simplex. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Clinostylis speciosaName author: Hochst.
- Gloriosa abyssinicaName author: A.Rich.
- Gloriosa caeruleaName author: Mill.
- Gloriosa grandifloraName author: (Hook.) O'Brien
- Gloriosa leopoldiiName author: (Van Houtte ex Lem.) Van Houtte ex Voss
- Gloriosa plantiiName author: (Planch.) Van Houtte ex Bosse
- Gloriosa sampianaName author: Pires de Lima
- Gloriosa speciosaName author: (Hochst.) Engl.
- Gloriosa superba f. grandifloraName author: (Hook.) Kuntze
- Gloriosa virescensName author: Lindl.
- Gloriosa virescens var. grandifloraName author: (Hook.) Baker
- Gloriosa virescens var. leopoldiiName author: (Van Houtte ex Lem.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. petersianaName author: (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. plantiiName author: (Planch.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. platyphyllaName author: (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Methonica abyssinicaName author: (A.Rich.) Walp.
- Methonica grandifloraName author: Hook.
- Methonica leopoldiiName author: Van Houtte ex Lem.
- Methonica petersianaName author: Klotzsch
- Methonica platyphyllaName author: Klotzsch
- Methonica simplexName author: (L.) Poit.
- Methonica virescensName author: (Lindl.) Kunth
- Methonica virescens var. plantiiName author: Planch.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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