Gloriosa superba L.

🔎 Identify by Sonu kumar

IUCN Status

: Least Concern

Author: Ravi Kant Saini

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• Common Name: Flame lily, Tiger claw,बचनाग bachnag, kadyanag, करी हरी kari hari, languli, उलट चन्दल ulatchandal,
• Synonyms: Gloriosa angulata, Gloriosa cirrhifolia, Gloriosa rothschildiana, Gloriosa lutea
• Reported From: Ranthambore National Park, Sawai-madhopur
• Behaviour: Naturally grown
• Description:

  A perennial herb, having tuberous root, branched tuberous, leaf apex modified as tendrils. 1-2 meter tall, flowering in the month of Aug - Sept (After monsoon in Rajasthan).

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  Title: Gloriosa superba - Habit
  Caption: Gloriosa superba L. is a perennial climber and is used as an ayurvedic medicinal herb to cure diseases in various parts of Africa and Southeast Asia.