But those who use or admire the blooms up close must take care. All parts of the plant, especially the seeds and tubers, contain colchicine, a toxic alkaloid. In small doses, Gloriosa superba has ...

An unusual plant, gloriosa is native to tropical Asia and Africa and is known as flame lily, climbing lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, and scientifically as Gloriosa superba. This odd member of ...

An unusual plant, gloriosa is native to tropical Asia and Africa and is known as flame lily, climbing lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, and scientifically as Gloriosa superba. This odd member of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gloriosa lily (Gloriosa superba) is a stunningly beautiful plant that is invaluable to the medical world, as it has been used to help ...

An association for the production of gloriosa superba seeds which is also picking up in Aravakurichi, will also be formed, he said.

For farmers frustrated by the vagaries of monsoon, Tamil Nadu’s State flower, Gloriosa superba is a gold mine waiting to be exploited. The plant, which contains 24 types of alkaloids ...

CHENNAI: In a big push for oil seeds and pulses production, Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam announced a handful of measures for increasing the cultivation area along with concessions to ...

Poor price and not being a ‘notified crop’ are adversely affecting growers of kanvali kilangu (gloriosa superba), a medicinal plant widely grown in the district. The crop constitutes almost 99 ...

Apart from Karur District Drumstick Farmers Welfare Association, another association for the production of gloriosa superba seeds, which is also picking up in Aravakurichi, will be formed, he said.