Gladiolus gunnisii (Rendle) Marais

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Gladiolus

Characteristics

Plants 25-35(-45) cm. high.. Corm globose-conic, 1.1-1.4 cm. in diameter, the tunics of fine(-medium-textured) compacted fibres.. Leaves 3-5, the lower 2-3 basal, ± 1/3 as long as the stem, the blades linear, 2-3(-4.5) mm. wide, the midribs and sometimes the margins lightly thickened, the upper leaves cauline and progressively shorter, sometimes the uppermost entirely sheathing.. Stem unbranched, ± 1.5 mm. in diameter at the base of the spike.. Spike (1-)2-3-flowered; bracts green, 2.5-4(-4.5) cm. long, the inner nearly equal or 2-4 mm. shorter than the outer.. Flowers white(-pale yellow), strongly fragrant; perianth-tube slender, 8-12 cm. long, expanding in the upper 1 cm.; tepals evidently subequal, nearly elliptic, the dorsal probably horizontal, remaining tepals spreading, 2.5-3 cm. long.. Filaments ± 9 mm. long, included in the tube or barely exserted for ± 1 mm.; anthers 8-9 mm. long, the bases sometimes within the tube.. Style dividing ± 5 mm. beyond the anther-apices, the branches ± 5 mm. long.. Capsules unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.35
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

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Leaf

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Flower

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Fruit

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Distribution

Gladiolus gunnisii world distribution map, present in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437501-1
WFO ID wfo-0000789904
COL ID 3G4PB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acidanthera gunnisi Acidanthera nelloi Gladiolus gunnisii