Gloriosa Linnaeus 1753 (flame lily)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Liliaceae according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Agave, Albucastrum, Aletris, Amana, Brachyruscus, Cretovarium, Crinanthus, Gloriosites, Liliacidites, Majanthemophyllum, Smilacophyllum

Subtaxa: Gloriosa superba

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Type: Gloriosa superba

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gloriosa in the database

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