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Gloriosa sessiliflora

Botanic Family

Colchicaceae

Author

Nordal & Bingham

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Caprivi Strip - Namibia
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Riverine thickets
• grassland
• floodplains

Flowering Times

• Dec (Zambia)

Fruiting Times

Erect, leaning or scrambling herb to 1m. Leaves terminating in a tendril. Orange or yellow tepals with sinuate margins.

Further References

• Fzam
• The Plant List 2
• Kew