Gloriosa superba

… and several more names: climbing lily, creeping lily, fire lily, flame lily, gloriosa lily, Malabar glory lily, superb lily, tiger claw • Hindi: झुमका jhumka, निस्पृहा nispriha • Kannada: ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ akkatangi balli, ಗೌರಿಹೂ gaurihu, ಕಾಲಿಹರಿ kalihari, ಕೋಳಿಕಟುಕನ ಗಡ್ಡೆ kolikatukana gadde, ಲಾಂಗುಲಿಕ langulika, ನೆಲಗುಲಿಕ nelagulika • Malayalam: കാന്തള്‍ kandal, പറയൻ ചെടി paraya-ceti • Marathi: अग्नीमुखी agnimukhi, नखस्वामिका nakhaswamika, वाघचबका vaghachabaka • Oriya: ଅବା ଲାଙ୍ଗଳିଆ aba langalia, ଆଙ୍ଗଳିଆ angalia, ବିଷଲାଙ୍ଗଳ bishalangala, ବିଶଲ୍ଯା bishalya, ଗର୍ଭଘଟନ garbhaghatana, ଜାଙ୍ଗଳ jangala, ଲହଲାଙ୍ଗଳିଆ lahalangalia, ମେହେରିଆ ଫୁଲ meheriaphula, ପଞ୍ଚାଙ୍ଗୁଳ panchangula, ଶକ୍ରପୁଷ୍ପୀ shakrapushpi, ଶିଖା shikha, ସୁନନ୍ଦା sunanda • Sanskrit: अग्निजिह्व agnijihva, अग्निमुखी agnimukhi, अमूला amula, दीप्त dipta, गैरी gairi, गर्भघातिनी garbhaghatini, हली hali, इन्द्रपुष्पी indrapushpi, इन्दुपुष्पिका indupushpika, कलिकारी kalikari, कन्दली kandali, लाङ्गलक langalaka, मनोजवा manojava, नक्ता nakta, पुषा pusha, पुष्पसौरभा pushpasaurabha, तृषा trsha, वह्निचक्रा vahnichakra, वह्निवक्त्रा vahnivaktra, वह्निशिखा vahnishikha, विद्युज्ज्वाला vidyujjvala, विशल्या vishalya, व्रणहृत् vranahrt • Tamil: அக்கினிச்சிலம் akkiniccilam, அனந்தை anantai, அனரவன் anaravan, அதரவன் ataravan, சேவகன்பூடு cevakan-putu, இலாங்கலி ilankali, இந்திரபுஷ்பம் indirapushpam, இஞ்சம் injam, இரதி irati, இறும்பு irumpu, கலப்பைக்கிழங்கு kalappai-k-kilanku, கார்த்திகைப்பூ karttikai-p-pu, கோடை kotai, கோடல் kotal, குருசம் kurucam, மேற்றோன்றி merronri, மிலாங்கிலி milankili, நாலி nali, நாபிக்கொடி napi-k-koti, நாவியம் naviyam, பற்றை parrai, தோன்றி tonri, தொண்டி tonti, தோட்டி totti
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A rare medicinal plant- used in treatment of intestinal worms, infertility and skin diseases.
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State flower of Tamil Nadu and National flower of Zimbabwe
There is a postal stamp issued by the Postal Department of India for this flower.
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The underground part is a white prostrate rhizome which can be used for cultivation but these are supposed to be too poisonous for handling.
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Flora of Haryana: Gloriosa suprba from Village Amin Kurukshetra Haryana:
Today me and … went for a plant hunting trip to District Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra District of Haryana. Although we could get about 10 species which we had not seen earlier, but our last aim was to catch Gloriosa superba. While Going by train from Delhi to Chandigarh or Punjab side Amritsar Etc, near to Kurukshetra there is a small station Named as Amin. You can see this plant easily there while sitting in train on western side, from beginning of September to mid October. This grows as wild there but information is that this plant was introduced in that area.  This plant bears so beautiful flowers I shot more than 50 pics of this. Now I am sharing about 15-20 pics with you. Hope you will like them

Forest Fire:
Photographed in my forest at Shahapur today. The Glory Lily [Gloriosa superba] generally flowers between August to October. This one is a straggler.

Glad to hear that besides the farm … is maintaining a private forest. Congratulations … May God bless you. Wish you the pink of good health.

Thanks for sharing. For us it is mere Gloriosa superba but on the basis of medicinal properties, habitat etc. the Traditional Healers categorize it in different types. For example the Traditional Healers of Chhattisgarh Plains describe about 35 types of Jhagadhin i.e. Gloriosa whereas Healers of Niyamgiri describe 20 types of Gloriosa.
We know that it is toxic plant but new students of Traditional Healers chew it in front of villagers on the eve of Rishi Panchami. They join the “class” on Hareli Amavasya and learn how to deal with toxic herbs like Gloriosa. On the eve of Rishi Panchami based on the performances they are declared as new Healers.
Many Indian farmers are cultivating it under my technical supervision. I am encouraging them to adopt Vedic Farming Methods.

Beautiful photographs of Glory Lily. It used to be placed in the family Liliaceae.
Searching ‘Plant List’ I found that it is now placed in the family Colchicaceae.
A new family for me. So thought of sharing.
The APG III system places it in the order Liliales, and the family includes some two hundred species of herbaceous perennials with rhizomes or corms.

Interesting facts… I am very fond of this plant… and flowers…

eArticles on Gloriosa in Ecoport.org
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Nice set of photographs !! To complement them please check my photographs at this link

Flora of Haryana: Gloriosa superba L. from Herbal garde CCSHAU Hisar:
Gloriosa superba L. from Herbal garden CCSHAU Hisar
family- Cochicaceae

Glory Lily flowering:
Photographed on my property at Shahapur yesterday. The Glory Lily [Gloriosa superba] had also commenced flowering. My previous photographs of this are available in the archives of this group.

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VoF Week: Gloriosa superba from the way to Joshimath near Pipalkoti:
Gloriosa superba from the way to Joshimath near Pipalkoti

Nicely captured … this was before Joshimath, … and could be sighted only at few places.

Gloriosa superba (कळलावी )

SYMBIOSIS (mixed thread): 1 correct image as above.

Gloriosa superba L. SN Mar 23 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Gloriosa superba L., Fam Colchicaceae (= Liliaceae), leaf tip tendril climber, tuber plough shaped,
poisonous, tuber and seeds are contains mutagen colchicine, thiocolchicoside is produced from the colchicine extracted from the seeds. it is used in gout arthritis. Commercially cultivated in Taminadu and Andhrapradesh, tubers are sold at the rate of rs. 250 per kg, seeds are sold @rs. 1000- 1500 per kg.

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botanical names: Gloriosa superba L. … synonyms: Clinostylis speciosa Hochst. • Eugone superba (L.) Salisb. • Gloriosa speciosa(Hochst.) Engl. • Methonica superba (L.) Crantz … and many more listed at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.Show trimmed content

Glorious !!

It is my pleasure to share few images of Gloriosa superba  (Colchicaceae) ….Presenting the stages in blooming and fruiting. 

Habit: Climbing shrub 

Habitat: Dry deciduous forests 

Sighting: Chikmagalur and Tumkur districts of Karnataka, about 900 msl 

Date: 13-07-2014, 21-07-2014, 16-08-2014 and 21-10-2014

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Thanks … I too wish you a fabulous 2016

Fwd: GLORIOSA SUPERBA ( BLOOMING ) : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)
Attaching two collages on blooming of Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba).
In the first collage one can see the stages of growth of flower bud of Glory Lily. It is interesting to note that initially the bud is upright and as the time passes it takes a down turn.
Second collage gives the stages of opening of the bud. It is interesting to note that petals open up and take a up turn.

Thank you for the effort, seeds are having more demand and market value, mostly hand pollinated by the growers, In Moolanur near Dindugul Tamilnadu it is cultivated in 1000 acres 100 ton seeds produced, current market price of 1kg seed is Rs 3000/-

Yes sir, around Moolanur (Dharapuram Taluk, Tiruppur Dist., TN) it is cultivated largely. I am attaching herewith some of the photos of Gloriosa superba under cultivation in a private farm, taken during Feb’18 in a village near Moolanur.
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– First time I too am seeing the seeds. I saw the flowers growing in the forests of Ghodbunder in the early 1950s and have seen planty in Tamil Nadu (after all it is our State Flower) but have not noted the fruit or seeds.

– Those who are in Chennai may see plenty of these plants with flowers and fruits along the coastline scrub jungle (Mahabalipuram road).  I have seen many times.

– Yes this plant is abundant in TN and now it entered cultivation for the medicinal and export value of its tubers, fruits, seeds.

– This is really a rare picture! Its difficult to see mature seeds in wild plants.

GLORIOSA SUPERBA:
This is the time for Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) to bloom. I have seen this flower in the wild, in Dehradun, Tezpur, Pachmarhi Udhampur and other places. Attaching an image of Gloriosa superba at different stages of bloom. You may like it.

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The state flower of Tamil Nadu and extensively cultivated for commercial purposes. Naturally grown along the east coast off Chennai.

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Here is a picture of Glory lily taken from Kasara.

Here is one more photo of Glory lily

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Gloriosa superba has tuberous roots. Some seeds are also available but not commonly sold here. Digging up wild tubers and planting may help

It depends on what you believe. In Jharkhand tribals have negative myths about Gloriosa superba and hence they cut all the plants growing near their houses.
The underground part is a white prostrate rhizome which can be used for cultivation but these are supposed to be too poisonous for handling.

when i was planting this at my place I was told that this is too dangerous to deal with. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PLANT IS so poisnous that it was used by LTTE instead K4FECN6.

Thank you very much for the compliments and added info. I also found this plant growing in the wild, inside a village thicket.

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It is the state flower of Tamilnadu.  Plenty along the sea coast.

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Gloriosa superba L.: 4 very high res. images.

The ID is correct. it is the state flower of Tamil Nadu. Seen this in several places. Very useful medicinal plant. Glory lily is cultivated in Tamil Nadu mainly in the western parts viz., Mulanur, Dharapuram of Tirupur district, Oddanchatram and Ambilikai of Dindigul.

Thank you … for the information. However, I guess this is a poisonous plant.

Yes …  Overdose is toxic due to  to the presence of colchicine in all plant parts.
The medicinal products from Gloriosa should be taken under the guidance of doctors.
http://natureconservation.in/medicinal-uses-of-gloriosa-superba-flame-lily/

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Santali names of Gloriosa superba L.:
Please help me with the following Santali names of Gloriosa superba L. in Ol Chiki script … selep samanom, sinic samanom baha
Reference: A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission

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Colchicaceae: Gloriosa superba L.: 2 high res. images.
location/date: (1) Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994; (2: jp1) Thrissur Distr., Kerala, November 2002

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