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Gladiolus pallidus

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Name

Identification
Gladiolus kubangensis Harms [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Gladiolus pallidus Baker [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Gladiolus baumii
  • Gladiolus kubangensis
  • Gladiolus pallidus

Flora

Entry for Gladiolus pallidus 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 pallidus Baker [family IRIDACEAE]
Information
Corm not seen. Produced basal leaves many, narrowly linear, glabrous, 1 1/2–2 ft. long, with a thick midrib and involute edges. Stem 2 ft. long, with a few reduced leaves. Spike very lax, secund, 6–9 in. long; lower outer spathe-valve firm, green, lanceolate, 2–3 in. long. Perianth pale pink; tube subcylindrical, curved, 1 in. long; upper segment cucullate, oblong, obtuse, 1–1 1/4 in. long; 3 lower small, deflexed, acute. Stamens much shorter than the upper segment.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Huilla, Antunes, 42! in Berlin Herbarium.

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