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State Flower of Tamil Nadu

Gloriosa superba

Ascrambling or

climbing plant.

Anthers extrose

and versatile.

The flower petals, wavy on

the edges, greenish yellow

when bloom, turn flame red

at the tips when matures

leaves subopposite, the

leaf tip is modified into

tendril.

The plant contain the

alkaloid colchicine. It

is widely used as an

experimental tool

in the study of cell

division.

Fruit is a fleshy capsule

.

Petals have wavy edges

and are strongly turned

backwards.

The name of Gloriosa superba is composed of two greek words

Gloriosa means full of glory, superba means superb.

This plant was placed earlier in Liliaceae.

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