Gladiolus uhehensisHarms [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Goldblatt, P., Gladiolus gregariusWelw. ex Baker [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
Antholyza gilletii
Gladiolus corbisieri
Gladiolus multiflorus
Gladiolus elegans
Gladiolus gregarius
Gladiolus microspicatus
Gladiolus macrospathus
Antholyza descampsii
Gladiolus spicatus
Gladiolus uhehensis
Gladiolus karendensis
Flora
Entry for GLADIOLUS gregarius Welw. ex 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 337, (1898) Author: (By J. G. BAKER.)
Names
GLADIOLUS gregariusWelw. ex Baker [family IRIDACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. i. 268. —Handb. Irid. 210.
Information
Corm globose, 1/2– 3/4 in. diam.; tunics of fine fibres. Leaves 5–6, sub-basal, linear, firm, glabrous, 6–9 in. long, 1/8– 1/4 in. broad. Stem 1–1 1/2 ft. long, bearing a few reduced leaves. Spike simple, secund, moderately dense, 10–12-flowered; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, firm, greenish-brown, 1 in. long in the lower flowers. Perianth yellow, 1–1 1/4 in. long, with two small violet marks at the throat; tube curved, broadly funnel-shaped, 1/2 in. long; upper segments oblong, obtuse, as long as the tube; lower narrower with a narrow claw. Stamens rather shorter than the perianth-limb; anthers 1/3 in. long.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Pungo Andongo; on the higher rocks of Serra de Pedras de Guinga, in tufts of 4–10 plants, Welwitsch, 1528!
