Gladiolus watsonius

Gladiolus watsonius

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 watsonius

Name

Gladiolus watsonius Thunb., 1784

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Watsonia revoluta Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 42 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Antholyza watsonius (Thunb.) L.Bolus, Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 11 (1920).
  • Homoglossum watsonium (Thunb.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 278 (1932).
• Heterotypic
  • Gladiolus recurvus Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(12): 49 (1782), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus praecox Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 38 (1798).
  • Watsonia praecox (Andrews) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 42 (1805).
  • Homoglossum praecox (Andrews) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 325 (1812).
  • Homoglossum revolutum var. gawleri Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 161 (1877).
  • Gladiolus gawleri (Baker) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 341 (1882).
  • Antholyza gawleri (Baker) L.Bolus, Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 11 (1920).
  • Antholyza acuminata N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 133 (1929).
  • Homoglossum acuminatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 278 (1932).
  • Homoglossum flexicaule N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 279 (1932).
  • Homoglossum gawleri (L.Bolus) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 278 (1932).
  • Gladiolus watsonius var. maculosus M.P.de Vos & Goldblatt, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 11: 421 (1989 publ. 1990).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Thunberg, C.P. , 1784. D. D. Gladiolus, quam dissertatione botanica 14.

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 watsonius 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 watsonius. 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 watsonius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gladiolus watsonius. Published online. Accessed: Jan 29 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gladiolus watsonius 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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