Gladiolus tristis

Gladiolus tristis

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 tristis

Name

Gladiolus tristis L. (1762)

Hybrids

G. × colvillii – G. × mitchamiensis

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus tristis var. odorus Thunb., Gladiolus: 11 (1784).
  • Gladiolus versicolor var. longifolius Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 556 (1802).
  • Gladiolus concolor Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 8 (1805).
  • Gladiolus spiralis Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 43 (1805).
  • Gladiolus tristis var. concolor (Salisb.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 172 (1877).
  • Gladiolus aestivalis Ingram, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 88: 301 (1930).
  • Gladiolus flavidus Ingram, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 88: 301 (1930).
  • Gladiolus fulvescens Ingram, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 88: 301 (1930).
  • Gladiolus tristis subsp. spiralis (Pers.) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 6: 124 (1959 publ. 1960).
  • Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis (Ingram) G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 10: 195 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. Cape Prov. Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, California, Greece References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 53. Reference page. 

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 tristis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gladiolus tristis. 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 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gladiolus tristis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus tristis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 29 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gladiolus tristis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Aandblom, Vlei-aandblom
Deutsch: Eintönige Gladiole
English: Marsh afrikaner, Yellow marsh afrikaner, Avon-flower, Evening-flower gladiolus, Large-flower gladiolus, Large gladiolus

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