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Gloriosa modesta

In overgrown neglected garden that had been a wholesale plant nursery; Bastia Hill, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 13/01/2022, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

climbing lily

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Lianes - Monocots

Simplified description

Bulbous, deciduous - emerging and flowering in summer; leaves with obvious tendrils at their tips, stems to 1.5 m or more, with support.

Flower colours

Orange

Similar taxa

No plants are very similar, not even the more widely grown Gloriosa superba; the leaves with tendrils are distinct.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Gloriosa

Family

Colchicaceae

Authority

Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Synonyms

Littonia modesta

Endemic family

Ecology

Fruiting

Elongated dry capsule with red seeds

Year naturalised

2022

Reason for introduction

ornamental, including cut flower trade

Propagation technique

Seed or tuber division

Other information

Collection information

Specimens sent to Allan Herbarium (CHR).

Etymology

modesta: Mild or modest

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