Gladiolus watsonioides
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| Internal ID | UUID644028893f0db582501227 |
| Scientific name | Gladiolus watsonioides |
| Authority | Baker |
| First published in | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 405 (1885) |
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Gladiolus watsonioides is a medium to high herbaceous plant with sword-shaped leaves and red funnel-shaped flowers. It belongs to the iris family and is commonly known as Mackinder's gladiolus. It is native to the highlands of central Kenya and northern Tanzania, including Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro. The plant has a flattened fleshy corm at its base and typically carries five to seven leaves. The flowers are scarlet red with some yellow on the inside and can be seen from August to November. It was first described in 1885 and has undergone several taxonomic changes. It is now considered synonymous with other species in the Gladiolus genus. Mackinder's gladiolus can be found in mountain slopes above the forest zone and can be cultivated in a frost-free greenhouse.
Gladiolus watsonioides is a medium to high herbaceous plant with sword-shaped leaves and red funnel-shaped flowers. It belongs to the iris family and is commonly known as Mackinder's gladiolus. It is native to the highlands of central Kenya and northern Tanzania, including Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro. The plant has a flattened fleshy corm at its base and typically carries five to seven leaves. The flowers are scarlet red with some yellow on the inside and can be seen from August to November. It was first described in 1885 and has undergone several taxonomic changes. It is now considered synonymous with other species in the Gladiolus genus. Mackinder's gladiolus can be found in mountain slopes above the forest zone and can be cultivated in a frost-free greenhouse.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Homoglossum gracile | (Pax) N.E.Br. | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 278 (1932) |
| Homoglossum watsonioides | (Baker) N.E.Br. | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 278 (1932) |
| Antholyza gracilis | Pax ex Engl. | Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 177 (1892) |
| Antholyza speciosa | C.H.Wright | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 338 (1914) |
| Antholyza watsonioides | Baker | Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 376 (1898) |
| Gladiolus aberdaricus | N.E.Br. | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 267 (1932) |
| Gladiolus garnieri | Klatt | Reisen Ost Afr. 3(3): 73. 1879 (1879) |
| Gladiolus mackinderi | Hook.f. | Bot. Mag. 128: t. 7860 (1902) |
| Gladiolus watsonioides var. minor | Baker | Handb. Irid. 227. 1892 |
Common names Top
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| Japanese | グラディオルス・ワトソニオイデス |
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East Tropical Africa
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- Tanzania
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000790528 |
| Tropicos | 50040542 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437996-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-329056 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 463994 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1007862 |
| IPNI | 437996-1 |
| iNaturalist | 341691 |
| GBIF | 2750539 |
| EOL | 5868426 |
| Wikipedia | Gladiolus_watsonioides |
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