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Gloriosa superba  L.

Flame Lily, Climbing Lily, Creeping Lily, Glory Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Tiger Claw, Fire Lily

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Colchicaceae > Gloriosa superba

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Gloriosa
Species: superba


  • Common names: ​​Flame Lily, Climbing Llily, Creeping Lily, Glory Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Tiger Claw, Fire Lily
  • Thai names: ก้ามปู kam pu (Chai Nat), คมขวาน khom khwan (Chon Buri), ดองดึง dong dueng (General), ดาวดึงส์ dao dueng (Central), บ้องขวาน bong khwan (Chon Buri), พันมหา phan maha (Nakhon Ratchasima), มะขาโก่ง ma kha kong (Northern), ว่านก้ามปู wan kam pu (Central), หมอยหีย่า moi hi ya (Udon Thani), หัวขวาน hua khwan (Chon Buri)
  • Chinese names: 嘉兰 jia lan
  • Distribution: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; S and tropical Africa
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Gloriosa superba from Thailand.
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Gloriosa superba (Gloriosa Lily) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Gloriosa superba (Gloriosa Lily) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Gloriosa speciosa Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Gloriosa speciosa, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Gloriosa speciosa - Glory Lily, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Gloriosa superba, Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017

References: 
The Plant List
​BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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