Gloriosa Ecology

Ecology
In Australia, "naturalized populations in the dry coastal forests, and dunes of southeastern Queensland and New South Wales (Csurhes and Edwards, 1998, pp. 164-165).

Spread
"It generally occurs from seeds, although mature plants can be divided and grow from tubers. Premanecer The hard seeds can be dormant for 6-9 months." (Narain, 1977, quoted in Csurhes and Edwards, 1998, pp. 164-165).

Range of endemism
"Southeast Asia and parts of Malaysia but now widely in cultivation" (Smith, 1979, pp. 141-142)

All parts of this plant are poisonous, the corm is used to extract colchicine.
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloriosa_(planta)

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