Gloriosa flavovirens (lat.) - a species of monocotyledonous plants of the genus Gloriosa ( Gloriosa ) of the Colchicaceae family. The current taxonomic name was described by botanists John Manning and Annika Winnersten in 2007 [2] [3] .
| Gloriosa flavovirens |
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| Grade: | Monocotyledonous [1] |
| View: | Gloriosa flavovirens |
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| International scientific name |
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Gloriosa flavovirens ( Dammer ) JC Manning & Vinn. , 2007 |
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Before moving to the genus Gloriosis, the taxon was included in the genus Littonia ( nom ) . rej. and described under the name Littonia flavovirens Dammer basionym [2] ; Due to ongoing debate on the classification of the genera Gloriosa and Littonia [4], in some sources the plant is described under the old name [5] .
Tuberous geophyte [6] .
The stem is about 30 cm high [5] .
The leaves are lanceolate-lanceolate, bent, up to 6 × 2.5 cm in size [5] .
Single flowers; petals are lanceolate, yellowish-green in color [5] .