Iridaceae
Gladiolus

Gladiolus tristis L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 53 (1762)
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:

Argentina Northeast, California, Greece, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Hurrell, J.A. & Delucchi, G. (2005). Iridaceae Ixioideae adventicias en la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 40: 289-296.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hurrell, J.A. & Delucchi, G. (2005). Iridaceae Ixioideae adventicias en la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 40: 289-296.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 s.coll. [s.n.] K000203119 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 s.coll. [s.n.] K000203120 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Garside, S. [s.n.] South Africa K000203118 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Ecklon, U.J. [319] South Africa K000203103 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 MacOwan [808] South Africa K000203088 Yes
Mar 31, 1965 Brese [s.n.] South Africa K000203102 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Rodin, R.J. [47.559] South Africa K000203123 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 s.coll. [s.n.] K000203121 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 s.coll. [9459] K000203124 Yes
Jun 25, 1935 s.coll. [6087] South Africa K000203105 Yes
Jun 25, 1935 s.coll. [ex S272.765] K000203116 Yes
Lewis, G.J. [20415] South Africa K000203122 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002206745 Yes
Hooker [91] K000203091 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [6189] Australia K002432553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002206744 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [BJL2995] Australia K002432556 Yes
[A. Della] [3404] Cyprus K002432404 Yes
Cantera, S.C.B. [s.n.] K000203117 Yes
Zeyher, Wallich [1630] South Africa K000203109 Yes
Barker, W.F. [27] South Africa K000203089 Yes
Ingram, C. [s.n.] South Africa K000320961 Type Yes
Ingram, C. [s.n.] South Africa K000320962 Type Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K000203101 Yes
Zeyher [1630] South Africa K000203110 Yes
Chase [19219] South Africa K000203098 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002206740 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [BJL2995] Australia K002432557 Yes
s.coll. [6116] K000203104 Yes
Zeyher [1630] South Africa K000203111 Yes
Hooker [16] K000203092 Yes
Pearce, R.D. [351] Australia K002432554 Yes
Jorke [28] South Africa K000203097 Yes
s.coll. [2607] K000203100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000203115 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1469] K000203106 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [22600] South Africa K000203113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000203125 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000203099 Yes
S. [S]. Wild [s.n.] Ireland K002206789 Yes
Keighery, G.J. [9189] Australia K002432555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002206029 Yes
Prior, A [s.n.] K000203114 Yes
Zeyher [1630] South Africa K000203112 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1630] K000203108 Yes
Schnitzler, J. [JS056] South Africa K000524151 Yes
MacOwan, P. [s.n.] K000203096 Yes
s.coll. [ex.S1772] K000203090 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K000203093 Yes
J. H. [Laubsclur] [s.n.] K002206741 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [404] K000203107 Yes
Ingram, C. [s.n.] K000203094 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002206742 Yes
Ingram, C. [s.n.] K000203095 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203131 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 Galpin, E.E. [12320] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203130 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 Bolus, H. [5569] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203129 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 Ecklon, U.J. [319] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203127 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 Jameson, H. [s.n.] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203133 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 s.coll. [s.n.] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203128 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 Ecklon, U.J. [319] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203126 Yes
Jun 27, 1935 s.coll. [s.n.] Gladiolus tristis var. aestivalis K000203132 Yes

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.
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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