Common name: Glory Lily, Climbing Lily
Gloriosa superba L. APNI* 
Description: Herb with climbing stems 2–4 m long, glabrous.
Leaves lanceolate, 6–20 cm long, 1.5–4 cm wide; tendril 10–20 mm long.
Flowers 4.5–7 cm diam., yellow, orange or red; pedicel 4–20 cm long. Tepals 5–8 cm long, 7–15 mm wide, strongly reflexed; margins undulate. Stamens 3–7 cm long; filaments 2.5–5 cm long, divergent; anthers 7–10 mm long.
Capsule ellipsoid, 4–10 cm long, 10–20 mm diam.; seeds ovoid, 4–5 mm diam.
Flowering: October–May.
Distribution and occurrence: Widely cultivated; occasionally naturalized in coastal districts north from Sydney and on LHI. Also naturalised in Qld. Native of Afr. & Asia.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *LHI
Other Australian states: *Qld
Considered to have weed potential in N.S.W. - see this DPI Weed Alert for more information.
Text by G.J. Harden (1994); edited KL Wilson (Aug 2006)
Taxon concept: P.S. Green (1994)
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