Colchicaceae

Gloriosa Kunth (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Gloriosa superba L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 305; Jessop, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1979) 193. Distribution: Africa, Andaman Isls, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indian Ocean, Java, Java Sea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madagascar, Madura, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. Notes: In the Philippines in cultivation only as an ornamental plant. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Iphigenia Kunth

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 October 2017
  1. Iphigenia indica (L.) A.Gray ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. (Kunth) 4 (1843) 213; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 202; Jessop, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1979) 198; ≡ Melanthium indicum L., Mant. Pl. Altera (1771) 226. Distribution: Australia, China, India to Thailand, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madura, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatra. LUZON: Cavite, Laguna, NCR, Rizal, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao, Davao del Sur. Notes: Low and medium elevation grasslands. Rare or local. (?-)1000m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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