Gloriosa simplex L.

  • Filed As

    Colchicaceae
    Gloriosa simplex L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1364, 11 Apr 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Mbarika Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4736410

    Occurrence ID: d3a56078-58ed-4dee-a4b6-52e54341fb27

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Liliales

  • Family

    Colchicaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gloriosa simplex L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Mbarika Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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etermined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kcw, England
Herbarium or the University or California
Tanner 1361*
Vernacular name: Risukuma:	Ngoko
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	Roots pounded, put in
water with leaves, taken orally to treat
smallpox.
Herbarium of the University of California
T A N G A M,y IK A, AFRICA
Lake Province
Gloriosa simplex L.
In cultivated area.; in deep coarse sand;
always flowering late in rainy season.
Growing singly; bulbs ca. 1 foot below
surface; stems erect, 1* feet tall, sap
colourless; flowers red, odorless.
Altitude 3800 feet
Mbarika Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner l36i|	11	April	19^3
04736410