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Gloriosa superba

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2175092
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Summary

Gloriosa superba is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,050 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Gloriosa[5]
  • Taxon name: Gloriosa superba[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7]
  • Commons category: Gloriosa superba[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gloriosa superba[9]
  • Commons gallery: Gloriosa superba[10]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[11], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 14[14], Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=17663[16]
  • Short name: G. superba[17]
  • Taxon common name: flame lily[18], 嘉兰[19]
  • Has fruit type: capsule[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[22]
  • Taxon range: Fujian[23], Angola[24], Myanmar[25], Gabon[26]

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Identifiers

Gloriosa superba's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 141177[27]. Gloriosa superba's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41220[28]. Gloriosa superba's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1088879[29]. Gloriosa superba's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2740024[30]. Gloriosa superba's ITIS TSN is recorded as 502804[31].

Why It Matters

Gloriosa superba has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Angola Gabon Myanmar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type → capsule
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Gloriosa
    Apni id → 78647
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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