Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus cruentus T.Moore

First published in Gard. Chron. 1868: 1138 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central coastal KwaZulu-Natal. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Manning, J.C.; Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17274] South Africa K002434828 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J. [9854] South Africa K002434827 Yes
Bester, S.P. [2365] South Africa K002434829 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K002434823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206665 Yes
s.coll. [17] K002434825 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1216] South Africa K002434826 Yes
Barber [326] South Africa K002434824 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • 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 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