| Gladiolus candidus (Rendle) Goldblatt |
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| Famille : IRIDACEAE |
| Informations sur le genre : Gladiolus |
| Basionyme : Acidanthera candida Rendle |
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Statut
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| Statut pour TA : | accepté (présent) |
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| Synonyme(s) homotypique(s) |
 Acidanthera candida Rendle |
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| Synonyme(s) hétérotypique(s) |
| =Gladiolus ukambanensis var. alatus Marais |
| =Gladiolus ukambanensis (Baker) Marais |
| =Acidanthera ukambanensis Baker |
| =Acidanthera gracilis Pax |
| =Acidanthera zanzibarica Baker |
| =Acidanthera laxifolia Baker |
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| Ecologie et distribution |
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| Biologie : |
Herb 20-40 cm tall; corm globose, 1,2-2,5 cm Ø, tunics firm papery breaking into vertical fibres; leaves 2-3, ± basal, half as long as stem, 5-10 mm wide; stem erect, simple; inflorescence 2-4-flowered; bracts 4-5-8 cm long; flowers white, rarely pink, occasionally with purple median streaks in the lower midline of lower tepals, these 2-3 cm long; tube 7-10 cm long; filaments c. 2 cm long, included in tube or rarely exserted 1-2 mm; anthers with acute apiculate appendages; capsule 1,8-2,2 cm long. |
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| Ecologie : |
Woodland and fairly dry bushland; well-watered places in rocky outcrops; cracks in granite rocks; edge of seasonal watercourse; coastal plain with open grassland; grassland with impeded drainage; black cotton soil; red sand; 50-2250 m alt. |
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Near G. aequinoctialis. |
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Most specimens collected without fruits, which makes it impossible to determine shape of seeds (winged or wingless). |
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Oman, Yemen (Kilian & al. in Willdenowia 32: 263, 2002). |
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Bibliographie pour l'Afrique Australe :
- Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 89 (1995).
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