1311.000 Gladiolus L. - Gladioluses

OENOSTACHYS Bullock

Goldblatt, P. (1996) Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Inflorescence a spike with secund flowers. Flowers zygomorphic; tepals united into a perianth tube. Style branches expanded above (i.e. broader towards apex) and sometimes 2-lobed at the apex. Fruit a capsule, slightly inflated. Seeds broadly winged.

Derivation of name: 'Little sword' (Latin) referring to the flattened sword-shaped leaves

Worldwide: c. 250 species in Europe, Mediterranean area, tropical African mountains, South Africa and Madagascar

Rwanda: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Botswana: Gladiolus
Flora of Burundi: Gladiolus
Flora of Caprivi: Gladiolus
Flora of the DRC: Gladiolus
Flora of Malawi: Gladiolus
Flora of Mozambique: Gladiolus
Flora of Zambia: Gladiolus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Gladiolus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Gladiolus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gladiolus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gladiolus
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