Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Gladioleae
Genus: Gladiolus
Subgenus: G. subg. Gladiolus
Sectio: G. sect. Hebea
Species: Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Name

Gladiolus orchidiflorus Andrews, 1802

Homonyms

• Gladiolus orchidiflorus Pers. = Tritoniopsis unguicularis (Lam.) G.J.Lewis,

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus alatus Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(13): 2, t. 259 (1793), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus viperatus Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 18: t. 688 (1803).
  • Gladiolus dregei Klatt, Linnaea 32: 693 (1864).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Andrews, H.C. 1797–1811. Botanists' Repository, for New, and Rare Plants. Vol. 4, pl. 217–288. London. BHL Reference page. : 4: t. 241.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gladiolus orchidiflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gladiolus orchidiflorus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gladiolus orchidiflorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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