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Gladiolus macrophlebius

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

Flora

Entry for Gladiolus macrophlebius 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 macrophlebius Baker [family IRIDACEAE]
Information
Corm not seen. Basal leaves 3, erect, linear, a foot or more long, 1/3– 1/2 in. broad, sheathing the base of the stem, glabrous, with thick stramineous veins and margins. Stem 2 ft. long, bearing a reduced leaf at the middle. Spike very lax, secund, 6–9 in. long; outer spathe-valve lanceolate, acuminate, green, 3/4–1 in. long. Perianth deep red, 1 1/2 in. long; tube curved, 1/2 in. long; segments oblong-spathulate, obtuse, subequal, 1 in. long. Stamens much shorter than the perianth.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Huilla, Antunes, 29! in Berlin Herbarium.

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