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The genus Gladiolus contains about 300 species, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families had over 276 species in 1988, [11] As of February 2017, it accepted 300 species. [29] There are 260 species of Gladiolus endemic to southern Africa, [7] and 76 in tropical Africa. About 10 species are native to Eurasia. [30]
Gladiolus × byzantinus (syn. Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus), the eastern gladiolus, Byzantine gladiolus, or Byzantine sword-lily, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. [2] [3] Its parents are Gladiolus dubius and Gladiolus italicus.
Gladiolus angustus is a species of gladiolus known by the common name long-tubed painted lady. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1] This flower is an herb growing from a papery corm and reaching 30 to 60 centimeters in height. It has basal sword-shaped leaves with prominent midveins.
Gladiolus 'Priscilla' is a cultivar of Gladiolus (Gladiolus x gandavensis, [1]) which has tri-colored flowers. They have a white ruffled flowers with pink edges, and a soft yellow throat. [ 2 ] The florets (6 - 7 per stem) are arranged on strong and erect spikes adorned by pointed sword-like leaves.
Gladiolus × colvillii, the scarlet gladiolus, is a hybrid Gladiolus cultigen.. The original Gladiolus × colvillii was bred by the nurseryman James Colville of Chelsea, London from the southern African species G. tristis and G. cardinalis and first described in 1823; it is still cultivated. [1]
Gladiolus illyricus, the wild gladiolus, is a tall gladiolus plant that grows up to 50 centimeters (20 in) tall found in western and southern Europe, particularly around the Mediterranean region. In Britain a small population is known in the New Forest region; Williamson suggests this population may be introduced.
Gladiolus watsonioides is a medium to high, roughly ½–1 m, herbaceous geophyte with sword-shaped leaves, flattened in the plain of the stem, with spikes of red, curved, funnel-shaped, slightly bilaterally symmetrical flowers.
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