Gladiolus atropurpureus

Gladiolus atropurpureus

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
Species: Gladiolus atropurpureus

Name

Gladiolus atropurpureus Baker, 1876

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus caerulescens Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 267 (1878).
  • Gladiolus luridus Welw. ex Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 267 (1878), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus flexuosus Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 390 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus whytei Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 282 (1897).
  • Gladiolus gracilicaulis G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 29 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. 1876. J. Bot. 14: 335

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 atropurpureus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gladiolus atropurpureus. 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 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gladiolus atropurpureus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus atropurpureus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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