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Genus: Gladiolus

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons >  Order: Asparagales >  Family: Iridaceae

About 260 species, with a distribution extending from South Africa, through tropical Africa and Madagascar to Europe and the Middle East. About 165 species are found in southern Africa, mainly in the Western Cape and eastern highlands. 

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).

Gladiolus abbreviatus

 

Gladiolus acuminatus

 

Gladiolus alatus

 

Gladiolus albens

 

Gladiolus angustus

 

Gladiolus antholyzoides

 

Gladiolus appendiculatus

 

Gladiolus aquamontanus

 

Gladiolus arcuatus

 

Gladiolus atropictus

 

Gladiolus aurantiacus

 

Gladiolus aureus

 

Gladiolus bilineatus

 

Gladiolus blommesteinii

 

Gladiolus bonaspei

 

Gladiolus brachyphyllus

 

Gladiolus brevifolius

 

Gladiolus brevitubus

 

Gladiolus buckerveldii

 

Gladiolus bullatus

 

Gladiolus caeruleus

 

Gladiolus calcaratus

 

Gladiolus cardinalis

 

Gladiolus carinatus

 

Gladiolus carmineus

 

Gladiolus carneus

 

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus

 

Gladiolus cataractarum

 

Gladiolus ceresianus

 

Gladiolus comptonii

 

Gladiolus crassifolius

 

Gladiolus crispulatus

 

Gladiolus cruentus

 

Gladiolus cunonius

Gladiolus cylindraceus

 

Gladiolus dalenii

 

Gladiolus debilis

 

Gladiolus delpierrei

 

Gladiolus densiflorus

 

Gladiolus deserticola

 

Gladiolus dolomiticus

 

Gladiolus ecklonii

 

Gladiolus elliotii

 

Gladiolus emiliae

 

Gladiolus engysiphon

 

Gladiolus equitans

 

Gladiolus exiguus

 

Gladiolus exilis

 

Gladiolus ferrugineus

 

Gladiolus filiformis

 

Gladiolus flanaganii

 

Gladiolus floribundus

 

Gladiolus fourcadei

 

Gladiolus geardii

 

Gladiolus gracilis

 

Gladiolus grandiflorus

 

Gladiolus griseus

 

Gladiolus gueinzii

 

Gladiolus guthriei

 

Gladiolus hirsutus

 

Gladiolus hollandii

 

Gladiolus huttonii

 

Gladiolus hyalinus

 

Gladiolus inandensis

 

Gladiolus inflatus

 

Gladiolus inflexus

 

Gladiolus insolens

 

Gladiolus involutus

 

Gladiolus jonquilliodorus

 

Gladiolus kamiesbergensis

 

Gladiolus karooicus

 

Gladiolus lapeirousioides

 

Gladiolus leptosiphon

 

Gladiolus lewisiae

 

Gladiolus liliaceus

 

Gladiolus longicollis

 

Gladiolus loteniensis

 

Gladiolus macneilii

 

Gladiolus maculatus

 

Gladiolus magnificus

 

Gladiolus malvinus

 

Gladiolus marlothii

 

Gladiolus martleyi

 

Gladiolus meliusculus

 

Gladiolus meridionalis

 

Gladiolus microcarpus

 

Gladiolus miniatus

 

Gladiolus monticola

 

Gladiolus mortonius

 

Gladiolus mosambicensis

 

Gladiolus mostertiae

 

Gladiolus mutabilis

 

Gladiolus nerineoides

 

Gladiolus nigromontanus

 

Gladiolus oatesii

 

Gladiolus ochroleucus

 

Gladiolus oppositiflorus

 

Gladiolus orchidiflorus

 

Gladiolus oreocharis

 

Gladiolus ornatus

 

Gladiolus overbergensis

 

Gladiolus paludosus

 

Gladiolus papilio

 

Gladiolus pardalinus

 

Gladiolus parvulus

 

Gladiolus patersoniae

 

Gladiolus pavonia

 

Gladiolus permeabilis

 

Gladiolus phoenix

 

Gladiolus pole-evansii

 

Gladiolus pretoriensis

 

Gladiolus priorii

 

Gladiolus pritzelii

 

Gladiolus pubigerus

 

Gladiolus pulcherrimus

 

Gladiolus quadrangularis

 

Gladiolus quadrangulus

 

Gladiolus recurvus

 

Gladiolus reginae

 

Gladiolus rehmannii

 

Gladiolus rhodanthus

 

Gladiolus robertsoniae

 

Gladiolus rogersii

 

Gladiolus roseovenosus

 

Gladiolus rubellus

 

Gladiolus rudis

 

Gladiolus rufomarginatus

 

Gladiolus saccatus

 

Gladiolus salteri

 

Gladiolus saundersii

 

Gladiolus saxatilis

 

Gladiolus scabridus

 

Gladiolus scullyi

 

Gladiolus sekukuniensis

 

Gladiolus sempervirens

 

Gladiolus sericeovillosus

 

Gladiolus serpenticola

 

Gladiolus speciosus

 

Gladiolus splendens

 

Gladiolus stefaniae

 

Gladiolus stellatus

 

Gladiolus stokoei

 

Gladiolus subcaeruleus

 

Gladiolus sufflavus

 

Gladiolus symonsii

 

Gladiolus taubertianus

 

Gladiolus teretifolius

 

Gladiolus trichonemifolius

 

Gladiolus tristis

 

Gladiolus uitenhagensis

 

Gladiolus undulatus

 

Gladiolus uysiae

 

Gladiolus vaginatus

 

Gladiolus vandermerwei

 

Gladiolus variegatus

 

Gladiolus varius

 

Gladiolus venustus

 

Gladiolus vernus

 

Gladiolus vigilans

 

Gladiolus vinosomaculatus

 

Gladiolus violaceolineatus

 

Gladiolus virescens

 

Gladiolus virgatus

 

Gladiolus viridiflorus

 

Gladiolus watermeyeri

 

Gladiolus watsonius

Gladiolus watsonius

Gladiolus wilsonii

 

Gladiolus woodii

 

Gladiolus x lewisiae

 

Publications

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in Southern Africa: Systematics, Biology and Evolution. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.

  

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