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1311.000 Gladiolus - Gladioluses
OENOSTACHYS Bullock
Goldblatt, P. (1996) Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Inflorescence a spike with secund flowers. Flowers zygomorphic; tepals united into a perianth tube. Style branches expanded above (i.e. broader towards apex) and sometimes 2-lobed at the apex. Fruit a capsule, slightly inflated. Seeds broadly winged. Derivation of name: 'Little sword' (Latin) referring to the flattened sword-shaped leaves Worldwide: c. 250 species in Europe, Mediterranean area, tropical African mountains, South Africa and Madagascar Mozambique: 19 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| atropurpureus Baker | N,Z,T,MS | Description, Image |
| brachyphyllus F. Bolus[NrEnd] | M | |
| crassifolius Baker (Mt Namuli form) | Z | Description, Image |
| crassifolius Baker (Mt Gorongosa form) | MS | Description, Image |
| crassifolius Baker | Z,MS,M | Description, Image |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. andongensis (Baker) Goldblatt | N,Z | |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii | N,Z,GI,M | Description, Image |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii (red form) | Description, Image | |
| decoratus Baker | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
| erectiflorus Baker | N | Description, Image |
| gregarius Welw. ex Baker | N,Z,T | Description, Image |
| hollandii L. Bolus | M | |
| juncifolius Goldblatt | MS | Description, Image |
| melleri Baker | T,MS | Description, Image |
| mosambicensis Baker[NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
| murielae Kelway | T | Description, Image |
| unguiculatus Baker | N,Z | Description, Image |
| zambesiacus Baker | Z | |
| zimbabweensis Goldblatt[NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Gladiolus:
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Flora of Malawi: Gladiolus
Flora of Zambia: Gladiolus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Gladiolus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Gladiolus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): GladiolusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gladiolus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gladiolus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gladiolus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Gladiolus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gladiolus
JSTOR Plant Science: Gladiolus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gladiolus
Plants of the World Online: Gladiolus
Tropicos: Gladiolus
Wikipedia: Gladiolus
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