Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus melleri Baker

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

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bot. Mag. t. 8626
  • F.T.A. 7: 362.
  • in J. Bot. 14: 334 (1876)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 362 (1898).
  • Baker in Handb. Irid.: 212 (1892)
  • Baker in Journal of Botany 14: 334 (1876)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 97 (1993)
  • Goldblatt in Gladiolus Trop. Afr.: 242 (1996).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bullock, A.A. [1936] Tanzania K:SPC-24263.000 No
Kirk [s.n.] Malawi K000320832 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000320831 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3962] Angola K:SPC-38389.000 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000320830 Type Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000320834 Type Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000320833 Syntype Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Malawi K000320835 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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