Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus crassifolius Baker

First published in J. Bot. 14: 334 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Fl. Cap. 6: 150 (1896).
  • Baker in Journal of Botany 14: 334 (1876)
  • G.J. Lewis et al. in Journ. S. Afr. Bot., Suppl. 10: 60 (1972).
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 68 (1993)
  • Goldblatt in Gladiolus Trop. Afr.: 94 (1996).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 7, 2019 Matimele, H. [HM2631] Mozambique K000569864 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Thomson [s.n.] Tanzania K000320743 Type Yes
Masia, N.; Nkadimeng, F.; Gumede, S.; Pretorius, J. [9335] South Africa K009001226 No
Harris, T. [284] Mozambique K000613359 Yes
Fijamo, V.R. [VR124] Mozambique K001346303 Yes
Swynnerton [779] Zimbabwe K000320776 Type Yes
Dieterlin, A. [445] South Africa K000320901 Type Yes
Dieterlin, A. [445] South Africa K000320900 Type Yes
Dieterlin, A. [445] South Africa K000320899 Type Yes
Cooper, T. [3185] South Africa K000320897 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000320774 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000320775 Type Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000320898 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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