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Gladiolus quilimanensis

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Name

Identification
Gladiolus quilimanensis Baker [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Goldblatt, P., Gladiolus decoratus Baker [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Gladiolus quilimanensis
  • Gladiolus decoratus

Flora

Entry for Gladiolus quilimanensis Baker [family IRIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 7, page 421, (1898) Author: (By J. G. Baker.)
Names
Gladiolus quilimanensis Baker [family IRIDACEAE]
Information
Corm globose, 1 in. diam.; outer tunics brown, membranous, reticulated. Basal leaves 3–4, linear, thin, flat, glabrous, sheathing the lower part of the stem, 1–1 1/2 ft. long, 1/3– 1/2 in. broad. Stem 2–2 1/2 ft. long, bearing 1–2 reduced leaves. Spike very lax, 6–8 in. long; lowest outer spathe-valve oblong-lanceolate, 2 in. long, firm, green; flowers erect. Perianth bright pink; tube 1 in. long; segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, subequal, twice as long as the tube. Stamens much shorter than the perianth.
Distribution
Portuguese East Africa Mozamb. Dist. Quilimane, Stuhlmann! in Berlin Herbarium.

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