Gloriosa superba (Calihari) is mainly found in tropical forests of Africa and Asia. Fire lily, Climbing lily, Flame lily, and Glory lily are its other names. It is also found in USA, Indochina, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar Island. For the growth, it requires 375cm of annual rainfall. In India, it is found in Tamil Nadu and other South Indian forests. In Australia, it grows in the coastal region of Queensland. It does not require much nutrition for growth. This is the state flower of Tamil Nadu and the national flower of Zimbabwe.
Flame Lilly is the source of Thiocolchicoside and Colchicine. Both are extracted from the seeds of Gloriosa superba. Thiocolchicoside is a semi-synthetic sulfur derivative of colchicoside, a naturally occurring glucoside present in the plant Gloriosa superb seeds in the process of producing Colchicine. It is a pale Yellow Powder.
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