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OENOSTACHYS Bullock
Goldblatt, P. (1996) Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.
Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Inflorescence a spike with secund flowers. Flowers zygomorphic; tepals united into a perianth tube. Style branches expanded above (i.e. broader towards apex) and sometimes 2-lobed at the apex. Fruit a capsule, slightly inflated. Seeds broadly winged. Derivation of name: 'Little sword' (Latin) referring to the flattened sword-shaped leaves Worldwide: c. 250 species in Europe, Mediterranean area, tropical African mountains, South Africa and Madagascar Zambia: 23 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| atropurpureus Baker | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| benguellensis Baker | W | |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. andongensis (Baker) Goldblatt | ||
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii | B,N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii (yellow form) | S | Description, Image |
| erectiflorus Baker | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| gracillimus Baker | N | Description, Image |
| gregarius Welw. ex Baker | B,N,W,C | Description, Image |
| huillensis (Welw. ex Baker) Goldblatt | B,C | |
| intonsus Goldblatt | N | |
| laxiflorus Baker | B,N,W,C | Description, Image |
| magnificus (Harms) Goldblatt | B | Description, Image |
| melleri Baker | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| microspicatus P.A. Duvign. & van Bockstal ex Còrdova | N | |
| muenzneri Vaupel | N | Description, Image |
| oligophlebius Baker | N | |
| pusillus Goldblatt | N,W | Image |
| serapiiflorus Goldblatt [NrEnd] | W,C,S | Description, Image |
| serenjensis Goldblatt [End][VU] | C | Description, Image |
| unguiculatus Baker | B,N,W,S | Description, Image |
| velutinus De Wild. | N | Description, Image |
| verdickii De Wild. & T.Durand | W | |
| virgineus Goldblatt & J.C. Manning [End] | C | Description, Image |
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