Barcode: CAL0000003074

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Family: LILIACEAE

Scientific Name: Gloriosa superba L.

Collector: Debabrata Das

Country: India

Uses: Tubers regarded tonic, stomachic, and anthelmintic; also used to promote labour pain and as an abortifacient; externally used for neuralgic pains and skin troubles. Intensely poisonous in large doses.