Gloriosa superba
flame lily
As recorded: Gloriosa superba L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Colchicaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2996
- Date
- April 27, 1982
- Locality
- Village de Vaitepaua. Fare abandonné
- Island
- Makatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -15.8167, -148.2667
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Gloriosa superba observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, PF
(c) estebanbranchereau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-12-21
Makatea, Rangiroa, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-12-21
Makatea, Rangiroa, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gloriosa superba. BISH 492793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523086. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492793.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523086 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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