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Gladiolus virgineus
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Rocky ridge/outcrops in miombo woodland
Namutoya, on roadside from Sanfya to Serenje
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Rocky ridge/outcrops in miombo woodland
Namutoya, on roadside from Sanfya to Serenje
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Rocky ridge/outcrops in miombo woodland
Namutoya, on roadside from Sanfya to Serenje
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Rocky ridge/outcrops in miombo woodland
Namutoya, on roadside from Sanfya to Serenje
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Corms
Rocky ridge/outcrops in miombo woodland
Namutoya, on roadside from Sanfya to Serenje
Apr 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Plants up to 60 cm tall; corms 8-12 mm in diameter, tunics brown, fibres reticulate; foliage leaves 6, lower 4 leaves longest, upper 2 largely to entire sheathing, blades of lower leaves sub-linear, 4-6 mm wide, margins not thickened; flowering stem unbranched slightly inclined; spike second, 5-7 flowered; bracts green becoming white-membranous at tips when dry, outer 18-25 mm long with inner two thirds as long; flowers bilabiate, white, 3 lower tepals each with bilobed purple median mark on midline; perianth tube ±8 mm long, tepals ovate, ±20 x 8 mm. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | virgineus: white, referring to the flower colour. |
| Habitat: | Rocky ridge/hill in miombo woodland growing in crevices and between large boulders in sandy loam soil pockets. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Central Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 5 September 2019 |
| Literature: |
Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C., Wightman, N., Bytebier, B. (2019). Gladiolus virgineus, a new species from Zambia and notes on G. ferrugineus in South Africa (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) South African Journal of Botany 123 Pages 293 - 295. (Includes a picture). |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gladiolus virgineusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gladiolus virgineus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gladiolus virgineus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gladiolus virgineus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Gladiolus virgineus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gladiolus virgineus
JSTOR Plant Science: Gladiolus virgineus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gladiolus virgineus
Plants of the World Online: Gladiolus virgineus
Tropicos: Gladiolus virgineus
Wikipedia: Gladiolus virgineus
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