Isotype of Gladiolus brachyscyphusBaker [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Gladiolus papilioHook.f. [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Lewis, G.J., 1967
Related name
Gladiolus papilio
Gladiolus brachyscyphus
Flora
Entry for GLADIOLUS brachyscyphus Baker [family IRIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, page 7, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
corm not seen; stem 1 1/2–2 ft. long, with 2–3 reduced leaves; produced leaves about 4, linear, glabrous, moderately firm, 1/2 ft. long, 1/4– 1/3 in. broad; flowers 2–6 in a lax spike with a flexuose rachis; outer spathe-valve lanceolate-navicular, an inch long; perianth bright lilac; tube much curved, 1/2 in. long; segments oblong, obtuse, 1–1 1/4 in. long, the three lower shorter than the upper; stamens reaching to the tip of the lower segments. null
Distribution
EASTERN REGION Griqualand East; damp grassy places near Kokstad, 5000 ft., Tyson, 1427!
