Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus candidus (Rendle) Goldblatt

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 89 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by I. Nordal [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Goldblatt in Stork & J.-P. Lebrun, Enum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 3: 89 (1996)
  • Goldblatt, Gladiolus Trop. Afr.: 298 (1996).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[71] Kenya K002433696 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6434] Kenya K000320771 Holotype Yes
[1] Kenya K002433705 Yes
[1219] Kenya K002433677 Yes
[2351] Kenya K002433692 Yes
[990] Kenya K002433681 Yes
[1875] Kenya K002433683 Yes
[471] Kenya K002433695 Yes
[111] Kenya K002433680 Yes
[351] Kenya K002433707 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2015] Kenya K000320772 Type Yes
[158] Kenya K002433699 Yes
[B12201] Kenya K002433703 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [1060] Kenya K000320770 Type Yes
[458] Kenya K002433698 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000320773 Type Yes
[990] Kenya K002433682 Yes
[2578] Kenya K002433679 Yes
[110] Kenya K002433700 Yes
[s.n.] Kenya K002433706 Yes
[13] Kenya K002433704 Yes
[74/556] Kenya K002433697 Yes
[6713] Kenya K002433693 Yes
[3282] Kenya K002433701 Yes
[6052] Kenya K002433702 Yes
[3738A] Kenya K002433678 Yes
[6335] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433686 Yes
[521] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433691 Yes
Hubbard, R. [s.n.] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433694 Yes
[6335] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433685 Yes
[77] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433688 Yes
[18935] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433684 Yes
[s.n.] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433689 Yes
[545] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433690 Yes
[293] Kenya Gladiolus ukambanensis K002433687 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0