Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus carneus D.Delaroche

First published in Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 30 (1766)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & SSW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Azores

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 13, 2011 s.coll. [s.n.] K000396717 Yes
Jan 30, 1971 Burchell [7421] South Africa K000320918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 30, 1971 Burchell [7303] South Africa K000320917 Type Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [2272] Australia K002205593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206656 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [330] South Africa K002205547 Yes
s.coll. [9377] K002205545 Yes
Segars, C.B.; [A. Thouar] [712] K002205520 Yes
Bolus, H. [3736] South Africa K002205533 Yes
s.coll. [1706] South Africa K002205591 Yes
s.coll. [3639] South Africa K002205559 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa K000320919 Type Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4722] K002205576 Yes
{Mrs. Hugh Jameson} [s.n.] South Africa K002205586 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1876] South Africa K002205583 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205531 Yes
[W. E. Gumbleton] [s.n.] K002205573 Yes
s.coll. [2691] K002205568 Yes
Segars, C.B. [s.n.] K002205565 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4718] K002205541 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002205579 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [22783] South Africa K002205546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206658 Yes
MacOwan [284] K002205550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205516 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K001734250 Yes
s.coll. [2680] South Africa K002205552 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206655 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [18256] South Africa K002205536 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. [10096] South Africa K002205594 Yes
s.coll. [388] South Africa K002205589 Yes
s.coll. [14788] K002205572 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002205549 Yes
Salter, T.M. [4070] South Africa K002205555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205539 Yes
s.coll. [398] South Africa K002205590 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205571 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [483] South Africa K002205585 Yes
Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa K002205517 Yes
Yorke, H.F.R.; [Esqr] [36] South Africa K002205580 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [20634] South Africa K002205524 Yes
Bolus, H. [8699] South Africa K002205575 Yes
s.coll. [24573] South Africa K002205588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205578 Yes
Boucher, C. [1406] South Africa K002205577 Yes
Garside, S. [1662] South Africa K002205526 Yes
s.coll. [9541] K002205556 Yes
Salter, T.M. [2889] South Africa K002205584 Yes
s.coll. [1953] South Africa K002205527 Yes
Garside, S. [276] South Africa K002205530 Yes
MacOwan, P. [257] South Africa K000320916 Type Yes
Segars, C.B.; [Zeyh] [3980] K002205522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002205534 Yes
Bolus, H. [8693] South Africa K000320914 Type Yes
Garside, S. [1662] South Africa K002205525 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [347] South Africa K002205548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206657 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002205567 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [5165] South Africa K002205595 Yes
Wright, A.E. [9031] New Zealand K002432563 Yes
Segars, C.B. [s.n.] K002205562 Yes
Segars, C.B. [s.n.] K002205564 Yes
{Mrs. Hugh Jameson} [s.n.] South Africa K002205523 Yes
Fair, C.B.; Bolus, H. [10004] South Africa K002205558 Yes
Schlechter [9656] South Africa K000320915 Type Yes
s.coll. [2553] South Africa K002205551 Yes
s.coll. [2182] South Africa K002205532 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4688] South Africa K002205587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001734249 Yes
Segars, C.B. [899] K002205519 Yes
Bolus, H. [2824] South Africa K002205574 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1857] South Africa K002205582 Yes
[CBSL] [s.n.] K002205554 Yes
Segars, C.B. [s.n.] K002205561 Yes
Salter, T.M. [5176] South Africa K002205542 Yes
s.coll. [9541] South Africa K002205563 Yes
{Mrs. Hugh Jameson} [s.n.] South Africa K002205560 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5360] K002205535 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [22960] South Africa K002205569 Yes
Drège [8426] K002205540 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [2931] South Africa K002205529 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002205553 Yes
Ingram [s.n.] South Africa K000320913 Type Yes
Breda, V. [899] South Africa K002205538 Yes
[Don de M. B. Delessert] [373 B] K002205557 Yes
Fair, D. [2004] South Africa K002205528 Yes
[Zeyler] [s.n.] K002205581 Yes
Boucher, C. [1406] South Africa K002205592 Yes
Bolus, H. [5255] K002205537 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002205566 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1857] South Africa K002205570 Yes
Gillett, J. [13784] Kenya Gladiolus blandus K:SPC-34388.000 No
Gladiolus blandus K:SPC-22409.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

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