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Download as PDF Printable version. The alkaloid-rich plant has long been used as a traditional medicine in many cultures. This plant is poisonous, toxic enough to cause human and animal fatalities if ingested. The plant likely is pollinated by butterflies and sunbirds. Retrieved 4 December Germplasm Resources Information Network.

Retrieved 11 December Gloriosa superba. It is in great demand for medicinal use, so it is cultivated on farms in India, but most plant material sold into the pharmaceutical trade comes from wild populations. Species of plant. Common names include flame lily , climbing lily , creeping lily , glory lily , [2] gloriosa lily , tiger claw , [3] agnishikha [4] and fire lily.

One flower may weigh over 2. It also contains the alkaloid gloriocine. It has been used in the treatment of gout , infertility , open wounds , snakebite , ulcers , arthritis , cholera , colic , kidney problems , typhus , [7] itching , leprosy , [9] bruises , sprains , hemorrhoids , cancer , impotence , nocturnal emission , [12] smallpox , sexually transmitted diseases , and many types of internal parasites.

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The fruits are dried and split, and the seeds are removed and dried further. As with other members of the Colchicaceae, this plant contains high levels of colchicine , a toxic alkaloid. In Tamil , this flower is commonly known as Karthigaipoo கார்த்திகைப்பூ because it grows during the Tamil month of Karthigai November—December.

How to grow gloriosa

Contents move to sidebar hide. They are somewhat lance-shaped and tipped with tendrils, and they are up 13 to 20 cm 5.

It is the state flower of Tamil Nadu state in India. This species is the national flower of Zimbabwe. The six stamens also are long, up to 4 cm 1. It has been used to commit murder, to achieve suicide, [11] and to kill animals. Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae.

Within a few hours of the ingestion of a toxic amount of plant material, a victim may experience nausea , vomiting , numbness, and tingling around the mouth, burning in the throat, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea , which leads to dehydration. In general, this plant is common in the wild. In Australia, for example, it now can be found growing in coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales.

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In other projects. Other uses for this plant include arrow poison in Nigeria [15] and snake repellent in India. This herbaceous perennial grows from a fleshy rhizome. Tools Tools. Flora of China. The plant can be propagated sexually by seed or vegetatively by dividing the rhizome. Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies.

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In Sri Lanka it has become rare, and in Orissa it is thought to be nearing extinction. In vitro experiments with plant tissue culture have been performed, [23] and some increased the yield. Article Talk. Problems during cultivation include inadequate pollination, fungal diseases such as leaf blight and tuber rot , and crop pests such as the moths Polytela gloriosa and Chrysodeixis chalcites.

Both the fruit and the rhizome are harvested. Read Edit View history. The seeds and rhizomes are sold whole, as powder, or as oil extracts. One case report described a patient who accidentally ate the tubers and then experienced hair loss over her entire body, including complete baldness. The margins may be quite wavy.