Gladiolus liliaceus

Gladiolus liliaceus

Gladiolus liliaceus

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. Ophiolyza
Sectio: G. sect. Homoglossum
Species: Gladiolus liliaceus

Name

Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt., 1780

Hybrids

G. × haylockianus

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus tristis var. grandis Thunb., Gladiolus: 12 (1784).
  • Gladiolus versicolor Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 19 (1798).
  • Gladiolus grandis (Thunb.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 185 (1800).
  • Gladiolus laevis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 184 (1800).
  • Gladiolus versicolor var. major Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 556 (1802).
  • Gladiolus binervis Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 397 (1826).
  • Gladiolus tristis subsp. grandis (Thunb.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 571 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. & S. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Houttuyn, M., 1780. Natural History; the Magazine of the American Museum of Natural History. New York 2(12):55, t. 79, fig. 2.

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 liliaceus 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 liliaceus. 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 liliaceus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus liliaceus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gladiolus liliaceus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Ribbokblom
English: Brown afrikaner Ribbokblom

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