Dragon lily, climbing lily, flame lily, gloriosa, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, turk’s cap;Gloriosa superba
Gloriosa superba is commonly known as climbing lily, dragon lily, flame lily, gloriosa, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily and turk’s cap. Ingesting the tubers causes severe poisoning in humans. All parts of this plant, both above and below ground, are extremely poisonous and ingestion could be fatal. The rhizomes are rich in the alkaloid colchicine. This plant is also known as Clinostylis speciosa Hochst. , Eugone superba (L.) Salisb. , Gloriosa abyssinica A.Rich. , Gloriosa angulata Schumach. , Gloriosa caerulea Mill. , Gloriosa carsonii Baker , Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes , Gloriosa doniana Schult. & Schult.f. , Gloriosa graminifolia var. heterophylla Chiov. , Gloriosa grandiflora (Hook.) O'Brien , Gloriosa homblei De Wild. , Gloriosa leopoldii (Van Houtte ex Lem.) Van Houtte & Voss , Gloriosa lutea auct. , Gloriosa nepalensis G.Don , Gloriosa plantii (Planch.) Loudon , Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé , ...