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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Gloriosa''
| image = Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''[[Gloriosa rothschildiana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Liliales]]
| familia = [[Colchicaceae]]
| genus = '''''Gloriosa'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Gloriosa''''' is a [[genus]] of five species in the [[plant]] family [[Colchicaceae]], from tropical [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. They are tuberous rooted [[deciduous]] [[perennial]]s, adapted to a [[monsoon]] [[climate]] with a dormant dry season.
''Gloriosa'' climb or scramble over other plants with the aid of [[tendril]]s at the ends of their [[Leaf|leaves]] and can reach 3 meters in height. They have showy red or orange [[flower]]s, distinctive because of their pronouncedly reflexed petals, like a Turk’s cap lily. The plant is sometimes called the ''Glory Lily'' or ''Flame Lily''. ''G. rothschildiana'' is the national flower of [[Zimbabwe]] and was the national flower of [[Rhodesia]].
The most common cultivated species are ''G. superba'' and ''G. rothschildiana''.
[[Image:Gloriosa_superba.jpg|left|194px|thumb|Gloriosa superba]]
All parts of the plant are poisonous; the [[corm]]s of the plant are used for extracting [[colchicine]].
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[[Category:Liliales]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Gloriosa''
| image = Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''[[Gloriosa rothschildiana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Liliales]]
| familia = [[Colchicaceae]]
| genus = '''''Gloriosa'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Gloriosa''''' is a [[genus]] of five species in the [[plant]] family [[Colchicaceae]], from tropical [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. They are tuberous rooted [[deciduous]] [[perennial]]s, adapted to a [[monsoon]] [[climate]] with a dormant dry season.
''Gloriosa'' climb or scramble over other plants with the aid of [[tendril]]s at the ends of their [[Leaf|leaves]] and can reach 3 meters in height. They have showy red or orange [[flower]]s, distinctive because of their pronouncedly reflexed petals, like a Turk’s cap lily. The plant is sometimes called the ''Glory Lily'' or ''Flame Lily''. ''G. rothschildiana'' is the national flower of [[Zimbabwe]] and was the national flower of [[Rhodesia]].
The most common cultivated species are ''G. superba'' and ''G. rothschildiana''.
[[Image:Gloriosa_superba.jpg|left|194px|thumb|Gloriosa superba]]
All parts of the plant are poisonous; the [[corm]]s of the plant are used for extracting [[colchicine]].
{{monocot-stub}}
[[Category:Liliales]]