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Internal ID UUID6440286b9a5ee121808874
Scientific name Gladiolus crassifolius
Authority Baker
First published in J. Bot. 14: 334 (1876)

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Gladiolus crassifolius is a perennial plant with vibrant flowers that can be found in Africa. It is also known as Gladiolus thomsonii in tropical regions and is commonly found in the Afro-alpine zone of Mount Kenya. This species has scarlet petals with yellow centers and a sturdy stem, and has been observed growing in various environments such as forest edges and open grassland. There are multiple synonyms for Gladiolus crassifolius, making it a well-known and versatile plant in the region.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Gladiolus conrathii Baker Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 1005 (1904)
Gladiolus dieterlenii E.Phillips Ann. S. African Mus. 16: 282 (1917)
Gladiolus junodi Baker Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 1: 866 (1901)
Gladiolus masukuensis Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 283 (1897)
Gladiolus paludosus Baker J. Bot. 29: 70 (1891)
Gladiolus rachidiflorus Klatt Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 339 (1882)
Gladiolus thomsonii Baker J. Bot. 19: 179 (1881)
Gladiolus tritoniiformis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 308 (1898)

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Language Common/alternative name
English thick-leaved gladiolus
Persian گلایول کراسیفولیوس
st khahla-e-nyenyane

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000789754
Tropicos 16601584
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437388-1
The Plant List kew-328339
Open Tree Of Life 854053
NCBI Taxonomy 1007748
IPNI 437388-1
iNaturalist 586389
GBIF 2750328
Freebase /m/02r879h
EPPO GLACR
EOL 5867826
Wikipedia Gladiolus_crassifolius

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Complete Chloroplast Genome of Gladiolus gandavensis (Gladiolus) and Genetic Evolutionary Analysis Qian R, Ye Y, Hu Q, Ma X, Zheng J Genes (Basel) 07-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9498597
doi:10.3390/genes13091599
PMID:36140767

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