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 speciosaHochst.
- Gloriosa abyssinicaA.Rich.
- Gloriosa caeruleaMill.
- Gloriosa grandiflora(Hook.) O'Brien
- Gloriosa leopoldii(Van Houtte ex Lem.) Van Houtte ex Voss
- Gloriosa plantii(Planch.) Van Houtte ex Bosse
- Gloriosa sampianaPires de Lima
- Gloriosa speciosa(Hochst.) Engl.
- Gloriosa superba f. grandiflora(Hook.) Kuntze
- Gloriosa virescensLindl.
- Gloriosa virescens var. grandiflora(Hook.) Baker
- Gloriosa virescens var. leopoldii(Van Houtte ex Lem.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. petersiana(Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. plantii(Planch.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Gloriosa virescens var. platyphylla(Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
- Methonica abyssinica(A.Rich.) Walp.
- Methonica grandifloraHook.
- Methonica leopoldiiVan Houtte ex Lem.
- Methonica petersianaKlotzsch
- Methonica platyphyllaKlotzsch
- Methonica simplex(L.) Poit.
- Methonica virescens(Lindl.) Kunth
- Methonica virescens var. plantiiPlanch.
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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