What is the scientific name of flame lily?

What is the scientific name of flame lily?

Gloriosa superba
Flame lily/Scientific names

Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, agnishikha and fire lily.

What is the Tamil name for Gloriosa superba?

State Flower: State Flower: Kalappaikkizhangu, Kandhal, Kannuvelli (Tamil). Botanical Name: Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba L. Family: Colchicaceae (Liliaceae).

Is a flame lily poisonous?

The most common English names for the plant are flame lily, glory lily, superb lily, and creeping lily, which refer to its exotic flower. All parts of the plant are poisonous because of the high content of colchicine, which is a medicinal alkaloid, and the seeds are used to extract colchicine.

What is the Speciality of the kandhal flower?

This plant grows well in red soil and nutrient poor soils. All parts of this plant both above and below the ground are extremely poisonous and ingestion could be fatal. It is however used as traditional medicine in Africa, Asian countries and in India.It is also identified as potential anticancer drug.

What is the Tamil name for Flame Lily?

Karthigaipoo
Flame Lily or Karthigaipoo, Tamil Nadu’s state flower, has entered the endangered list in Karnataka, thanks to the climate change.

What is the state flower of Tamil Nadu?

Flame lily
Tamil Nadu/Official flower
The State government is going all out to promote the cultivation of Gloriosa superba, commonly known as flame or glory lily, the State flower of Tamil Nadu, through several subsidy schemes. The plant is widely cultivated in Tiruchi, Karur, Ariyalur, Dindigul, Namakkal, Erode and Coimbatore districts in Tamil Nadu.

Which is the flower of Tamil Nadu?

What is the national flower of Tamil Nadu?

Gloriosa lily
Flora and fauna

Type	Symbol
Insect	Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) (Malai Chiragan | மலைச்சிறகன்) or (Thamizh Maravan | தமிழ் மறவன்)
Flower	Gloriosa lily (Gloriosa superba) (Sengkaanthal | செங்காந்தள்)
Tree	Palm tree (Borassus flabellifer) (Panai | பனை)
Fruit	Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) (Palaa | பலா)

Which is Tamil Nadu state flower?

What is state flower of Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Nadu/Official flower

Which is the state flower of Punjab?

Gladiolus
States

State	Common name	Binomial name
Punjab	Gladiolus	Gladiolus grandiflorus
Rajasthan	Rohira	Tecomella undulata
Sikkim	Noble orchid	Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu	Glory lily	Gloriosa superba

What is the flower of Tamil Nadu?