Iridaceae
Gladiolus
Gladiolus aequinoctialis

Gladiolus aequinoctialis var. aequinoctialis

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dawe, M.T. [571] Sierra Leone K002432748 Yes
Jones, T.S. [250] Sierra Leone K002432746 Yes
Ujor, E. [29970] Cameroon K002432977 Yes
Jones, T.S. [205] Sierra Leone K002432750 Yes
s.coll. [9393] K002432755 Yes
[G. F. Scott Eiliot] [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002432749 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [571] Sierra Leone K002432752 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3954] Sierra Leone K002432754 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002432747 Yes
s.coll. [81] Sierra Leone K002432753 Yes
s.coll. [[4]] Sierra Leone K002432751 Yes

Sources

  • 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