| Gladiolus serenjensis Goldblatt |
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| Family : IRIDACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Zambes. 12(4): 101 (1993) |
| Information on the genus : Gladiolus |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Herb 15-40 cm tall; corm 1,4-2,5 cm Ø; leaves 5-6, lowest 3-4 basal, linear 2-4 mm wide, rather soft-textured; spike 3-6-flowered; bracts 1,5-2,5 cm long; flowers bright pink; tube c. 1,5 cm long; tepals subequal, lanceolate, 1,8-2x0,8 cm, all similarly oriented, directed forward, curving outward distally; anthers c. 6,5 mm long, with apiculate appendages c. 0,4 mm long; capsule and seeds unknown. |
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| Ecology : |
Hilly country, granite or quartzite rock outcrops in thin soil or in crevices in sandstone; 1500 m alt. |
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Near G. lithicola. Allied to G. decoratus, G. oligophlebius. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- LEBRUN, J. P. & A. L. STORK (1995). Enumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique tropicale. Monocotyledones: Limnocharitaceae à Poaceae. Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 89-92
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°21487 |
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