Gladiolus papilio

Gladiolus papilio

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. Densiflorus
Species: Gladiolus papilio

Name

Gladiolus papilio Hook.f., 1866

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus purpureoauratus Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 98: t. 5944 (1872).
  • Gladiolus brachyscyphus Baker, Handb. Irid.: 210 (1892).
  • Gladiolus spathulatus Baker, Handb. Irid.: 223 (1892).
  • Gladiolus schlechteri Baker, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1006 (1904).

Hybrids

G. × colvillioides – G. × lemoinei – G. × nanceianus

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1866. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. XCII [= Vol. XXII of the third series.] pp. 5552–5617. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. : 92: t. 5565.

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

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schmetterlings-Gladiole
English: goldblotch gladiolus

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