Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus italicus Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Central Asia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Switzerland

Introduced into:

California, Madeira

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area: 404-410. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mikheev, A. (2006). Synopsis generis Gladiolus L. (Iridaceae) specierum in flora caucasi. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 38: 120-125.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tison, J.-M. & Girod, C. (2014). Synopsis du genre Gladiolus L. (Iridaceae) en France. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 68: 69-75.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 2: 1-454. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Press, J.R. & Short, M.J. (eds.) (1994). Flora of Madeira: i-xviii, 1-574. HMSO.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Rawi, A. [11200], Kuwait K000459747 No
Jan 1, 1981 Kennedy, E.W. [241], Cyprus K000459764 No
Jan 1, 1981 MacDonald, N. [46], Cyprus K000459765 No
Jan 1, 1981 [Synframids] [253], Cyprus K000459763 No
Jan 1, 1981 Meikle, R.D. [2269], Cyprus K000459762 No
Jan 1, 1981 Meikle, R.D. [2595], Cyprus K000459766 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davis, P.H. [6333A], Lebanon K000283315 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davis [42885], Turkey K000459752 No
Jan 1, 1980 Baytop, A. [9535], Turkey K000459753 No
Jan 1, 1980 Dabis [26722], Turkey K000459755 No
Jan 1, 1980 Dudley [35077], Turkey K000459756 No
Jan 1, 1980 Hennipman, E. [1536], Turkey K000459761 No
Jan 1, 1980 Dabis [28890], Turkey K000459754 No
Jan 1, 1980 Hennipman, E. [1136], Turkey K000459759 No
Jan 1, 1980 Polunin, O. [915], Turkey K000459757 No
Jan 1, 1980 Curson, M. [s.n.], Egypt K000459744 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davis [26986], Turkey K000459758 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davis [29055], Turkey K000459760 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davis, P.H. [5960], Lebanon K000283316 No
Jan 1, 1980 Davies, P.H. [9168], Jordan K000318268 No
Jan 1, 1976 Radcliffe-Smith, A. [4152], Oman K000459746 No
Jan 1, 1974 Pennington, R.V. [200], Albania K000459772 No
Jan 1, 1973 Wright, H.E. [208], Iran K000459738 No
Jan 1, 1973 Furse, P. [1180], Iran K000459739 No
Jan 1, 1973 Archibald, J.C. [1899], Iran K000459740 No
Jan 1, 1932 Dinsmore, J.E. [666], Jordan K000318269 Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Wright, H.E. [301], Iran K000459737 No
Birkinshaw, D. [115], Lebanon K000283313 No
Polunin, O. [5280], Lebanon K000283314 Yes
Makinson, D.J. [79], Lebanon K000283317 No
Kotschy [1841], Syria K000459722 No
Collenette, I.S. [6074], Saudi Arabia K000459749 No
Wright, C.A. [579], Malta K000459773 No
Birkinshaw, D. [76], Lebanon K000283312 Yes
Birkinshaw, D. [120], Lebanon K000283311 No
Al-Dabbagh, F.K. [44772], Iraq K000459735 No
Collenette, I.S. [6074], Saudi Arabia K000459748 No
Blanchard, H. [896], Macedonia K000459774 No
Antunes [42], Angola Gladiolus pallidus K000320820 holotype Yes
Baum, H. [898], Angola Gladiolus pallidus K000320821 isotype Yes
Mazzocchi-Alemanni, N. [161], Angola Gladiolus pallidus K000320822 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Atherton, G.E. [1272], Cyprus Gladiolus segetum K000459767 No
Jan 1, 1980 Baytop, T. [24577], Turkey Gladiolus segetum K000459751 No
Jan 1, 1977 Rogers, F.A. [037], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459736 No
Jan 1, 1973 Furse, P. [539], Iran Gladiolus segetum K000459741 No
Jan 1, 1973 Rawi, A. [6915], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459733 No
Jan 1, 1973 Cuelcuey, E.J. [3837], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459726 No
Jan 1, 1973 Rawi, A. [12179], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459734 No
Jan 1, 1973 Grey-Wilson, C. [235], Iran Gladiolus segetum K000459742 No
Jan 1, 1973 Barkley, F.A. [5844], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459729 No
Jan 1, 1973 Robertson, V.C. [1031], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459725 No
Jan 1, 1973 al-Rawi, A. [18125], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459732 No
Jan 1, 1973 Alkas, J. [18622], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459727 No
Jan 1, 1973 Gillett, J.B. [7930], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459731 No
Jan 1, 1973 Alkas, J. [18541], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459728 No
Jan 1, 1973 Gibbons, R.B. [95], Afghanistan Gladiolus segetum K000459743 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [5233], Spain Gladiolus segetum 24266.000 No
Gladiolus segetum 32643.000 No
Atchley, S.C. [466], Portugal Gladiolus segetum K000459770 No
Kennedy, R.B. [217], Spain Gladiolus segetum K000459771 No
Woronow, G. [s.n.], Azerbaijan Gladiolus segetum K000459750 No
Meyers, F.S. [1666], Palestinian Territory, Occupied Gladiolus segetum K000459723 No
Chaytor, A. [71], Spain Gladiolus segetum K000459769 No
s.coll. [303], Jordan Gladiolus segetum K000318270 Yes
Bradberry [2075], Egypt Gladiolus segetum K000459745 No
Gillett [7752], Iraq Gladiolus segetum K000459730 No
s.coll. [612], Madeira Gladiolus segetum K000459768 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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