Gladiolus flavoviridis Goldblatt

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Gladiolus

Characteristics

Flowers pale-yellow or greenish, tepal markings if present unknown; perianth tube c. 10 mm long, obliquely infundibuliform, widening and curving outwards near the apex, c. 10 mm long; tepals unequal, the upper three 15–17 mm long, (often less when dry), larger than the others, broadly lanceolate, the uppermost inclined over the stamens, c. 12 mm wide, the lower 3 tepals united below for c. 2 mm, 9–10 mm long, abruptly expanded in the upper half, the apices inclined toward the ground.
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Foliage leaves 6, the lower 2 usually more or less basal and larger than the others, reaching to the base or middle of the spike, 4–5 mm wide, nearly linear, the midrib and margins slightly thickened; upper leaves cauline and progressively shorter above, the uppermost usually entirely sheathing.
Spike 10–18-flowered, inclined from the base; bracts evidently membranous below and dry and brown above at anthesis, 12–16 mm long, the inner about two-thirds as long as the outer.
Style arching over the filaments, dividing between the base and middle of the anthers; style branches 2–3 mm long, never reaching the anther apices.
Filaments c. 10 mm long, exserted 6 mm; anthers c. 5.5 mm long.
Stem simple or with a short branch.
Capsules c. 10 mm long, obovoid.
Plants 55–85 cm high.
Corms unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.85
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Gladiolus flavoviridis world distribution map, present in Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Gladiolus flavoviridis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:972679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000789847
COL ID 3G4N2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gladiolus flavoviridis