Plant descriptions ³

Fleshy tubercle. Climbing plants with help of tendrils that end in the leaves. Leaves alternate to subopposite, sessile, broadly lanceolate to acuminate, 8-15 cm long to 12-22 mm large. Solitary flowers, green-yellow to red when mature. Stamen divaricate; filament subulate, 5 cm long. Ovary oblong; style 34-36 mm long.

Elevation ³

Up to 1 500 m.

Similar species ³

Syn. Gloriosa virescens.

Reference ³

H. PERRIER DE LA BATHIE, 1938. 40è Famille - Liliaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. 147 p.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Lauren Steyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Lauren Steyn
2. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/12715096535/
3. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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