Niyagala Gloriosa superba

Common name - Niyangala

Botanical name - Gloriosa superba

Family         - Colchicaceae

Life cycle - Perennial

Morphology 

• It is scandent, climbing using tendrils, the stem reaching 4 meters long
• The leaves are mainly alternately arranged, but they may be opposite, as well. They are somewhat lance-shaped and tipped with tendrils, and they are up 13 to 20 centimeters long
• The showy flower has six tepals each up to 5 to 7.6 centimeters long. They are generally bright red to orange at maturity, sometimes with yellowish bases
• The fruit is a fleshy capsule up to 6 to 12 centimeters long containing red seeds

Propagation 

• By seeds

Agricultural usage/ importance

• Ayurvedic Medicine
• As a Poison

Control method