Gladiolus melleri

Gladiolus melleri

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
Species: Gladiolus melleri

Name

Gladiolus melleri Baker, 1876

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gladiolus natalensis var. melleri (Baker) Geerinck, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 42: 285 (1972).
  • Gladiolus dalenii var. melleri (Baker) Còrdova, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 60: 326 (1990).
• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus brachyandrus Baker, Bot. Mag. 105: t. 6463 (1879).
  • Gladiolus welwitschii subsp. brevispathus Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 155 (1892).
  • Gladiolus brevispathus (Pax) Klatt in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 214 (1894).
  • Gladiolus johnstonii Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 283 (1897).
  • Gladiolus matabelensis Schltr. ex Weim., Bot. Not. 1937: 179 (1937).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, 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. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. London 14:334.

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 melleri 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 melleri. 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 melleri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus melleri. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gladiolus melleri 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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