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Species of Gladiolus L.

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NameSynonym ofaisortsortacc
Gladiolus alatus L.  a Gladiolus alatusL.  
Gladiolus alatus L. var. namaquensis (Ker Gawl.) Baker Gladiolus equitans Thunb.  iGladiolus alatusL. var.namaquensis (Ker Gawl.) Baker Gladiolus equitansThunb.
Gladiolus angustus L.  a Gladiolus angustusL.  
Gladiolus atroviolaceus Boiss.  a Gladiolus atroviolaceusBoiss.  
Gladiolus bicolor Thunb. Sparaxis villosa (Burm. f.) Goldblatt   Gladiolus bicolorThunb. Sparaxis villosa(Burm. f.) Goldblatt
Gladiolus blandus Aiton Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche   Gladiolus blandusAiton Gladiolus carneusD. Delaroche
Gladiolus brevifolius Jacq.  a Gladiolus brevifoliusJacq.  
Gladiolus byzantinus Mill. Gladiolus communis L. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.   Gladiolus byzantinusMill. Gladiolus communisL. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.
Gladiolus callistus F. Bolus Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche   Gladiolus callistusF. Bolus Gladiolus carneusD. Delaroche
Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis  a Gladiolus cardinalisCurtis  
Gladiolus carmineus C. H. Wright  a Gladiolus carmineusC. H. Wright  
Gladiolus crispus L. f. Tritonia crispa (L. f.) Ker Gawl.   Gladiolus crispusL. f. Tritonia crispa(L. f.) Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus cruentus T. Moore  a Gladiolus cruentusT. Moore  
Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. Gladiolus undulatus L.   Gladiolus cuspidatusJacq. Gladiolus undulatusL.
Gladiolus debilis Ker Gawl.  a Gladiolus debilisKer Gawl.  
Gladiolus elliotii Baker  a Gladiolus elliotiiBaker  
Gladiolus fissifolia Jacq. Lapeirousia pyramidalis (Lam.) Goldblatt   Gladiolus fissifoliaJacq. Lapeirousia pyramidalis(Lam.) Goldblatt
Gladiolus ×gandavensis Van Houtte  a Gladiolus gandavensisVan Houtte  
Gladiolus gracilis Jacq.  a Gladiolus gracilisJacq.  
Gladiolus gramineus Thunb. Melasphaerula ramosa (L.) N. E. Br.   Gladiolus gramineusThunb. Melasphaerula ramosa(L.) N. E. Br.
Gladiolus grandis (Thunb.) Thunb. Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.   Gladiolus grandis(Thunb.) Thunb. Gladiolus liliaceusHoutt.
Gladiolus hirsutus Jacq.  a Gladiolus hirsutusJacq.  
Gladiolus involutus D. Delaroche  a Gladiolus involutusD. Delaroche  
Gladiolus iridifolius Jacq. Watsonia spp.  Gladiolus iridifoliusJacq. Watsonia spp.
Gladiolus klattianus Hutch. Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker   Gladiolus klattianusHutch. Gladiolus gregariusWelw. ex Baker
Gladiolus leichtlinii Baker Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus leichtliniiBaker Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus lineatus Salisb. Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning   Gladiolus lineatusSalisb. Tritonia gladiolaris(Lam.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
Gladiolus macowanii Baker Gladiolus mortonius Herb.   Gladiolus macowaniiBaker Gladiolus mortoniusHerb.
Gladiolus malangensis Baker Gladiolus benguellensis Baker   Gladiolus malangensisBaker Gladiolus benguellensisBaker
Gladiolus marginatus L. f. Watsonia marginata (L. f.) Ker Gawl.   Gladiolus marginatusL. f. Watsonia marginata(L. f.) Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus martleyi L. Bolus  a Gladiolus martleyiL. Bolus  
Gladiolus melleri Baker  a Gladiolus melleriBaker  
Gladiolus mortonius Herb.  a Gladiolus mortoniusHerb.  
Gladiolus namaquensis Ker Gawl. Gladiolus equitans Thunb.   Gladiolus namaquensisKer Gawl. Gladiolus equitansThunb.
Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook. Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus natalensisReinw. ex Hook. Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus ochroleucus Baker  a Gladiolus ochroleucusBaker  
Gladiolus odoratus L. Bolus Gladiolus guthriei F. Bolus   Gladiolus odoratusL. Bolus Gladiolus guthrieiF. Bolus
Gladiolus oppositiflorus Herb.  a Gladiolus oppositiflorusHerb.  
Gladiolus orchidiflorus Andrews  a Gladiolus orchidiflorusAndrews  
Gladiolus papilio Hook. f.  a Gladiolus papilioHook. f.  
Gladiolus pappei Baker  a Gladiolus pappeiBaker  
Gladiolus permeabilis D. Delaroche  a Gladiolus permeabilisD. Delaroche  
Gladiolus praelongitubus G. J. Lewis Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning   Gladiolus praelongitubusG. J. Lewis Gladiolus longicollisBaker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
Gladiolus primulinus Baker Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus primulinusBaker Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus psittacinusHook. f. Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. var. cooperi (Baker) Baker Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel  iGladiolus psittacinusHook. f. var.cooperi (Baker) Baker Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus pulchellus Eckl. ex Klatt Gladiolus virescens Thunb.   Gladiolus pulchellusEckl. ex Klatt Gladiolus virescensThunb.
Gladiolus purpureoauratus Hook. f. Gladiolus papilio Hook. f.   Gladiolus purpureoauratusHook. f. Gladiolus papilioHook. f.
Gladiolus pyramidatus Andrews Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt subsp. borbonica   Gladiolus pyramidatusAndrews Watsonia borbonica(Pourr.) Goldblatt subsp. borbonica
Gladiolus quartinianus A. Rich. Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus quartinianusA. Rich. Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus ramosus L. Melasphaerula ramosa (L.) N. E. Br.   Gladiolus ramosusL. Melasphaerula ramosa(L.) N. E. Br.
Gladiolus refractus Jacq. Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt   Gladiolus refractusJacq. Freesia refracta(Jacq.) Klatt
Gladiolus recurvus L.  a Gladiolus recurvusL.  
Gladiolus salmoneus Baker Gladiolus oppositiflorus Herb.   Gladiolus salmoneusBaker Gladiolus oppositiflorusHerb.
Gladiolus scaphochlamys Baker Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews   Gladiolus scaphochlamysBaker Gladiolus grandiflorusAndrews
Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl. Gladiolus italicus Mill.   Gladiolus segetumKer Gawl. Gladiolus italicusMill.
Gladiolus sulphureus Jacq. Babiana stricta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. var. sulphurea (Jacq.) Baker   Gladiolus sulphureusJacq. Babiana stricta(Aiton) Ker Gawl. var.sulphurea (Jacq.) Baker
Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl.  a Gladiolus trichonemifoliusKer Gawl.  
Gladiolus tristis L.  a Gladiolus tristisL.  
Gladiolus undulatus L.  a Gladiolus undulatusL.  
Gladiolus vaginatus F. Bolus  a Gladiolus vaginatusF. Bolus  
Gladiolus venustus G. J. Lewis  a Gladiolus venustusG. J. Lewis  
Gladiolus villosus Ker Gawl. Gladiolus hirsutus Jacq.   Gladiolus villosusKer Gawl. Gladiolus hirsutusJacq.
Gladiolus vinulus Klatt Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche   Gladiolus vinulusKlatt Gladiolus carneusD. Delaroche
Gladiolus vittatus sensu Hornem. Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews   Gladiolus vittatussensu Hornem. Gladiolus grandiflorusAndrews
Gladiolus watermeyeri L. Bolus  a Gladiolus watermeyeriL. Bolus  
Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.  a Gladiolus watsoniusThunb.  
Gladiolus spp. a Gladiolus spp. 
Gladiolus callianthus Marais Gladiolus murielae Kelway   Gladiolus callianthusMarais Gladiolus murielaeKelway
Gladiolus italicus Mill.  a Gladiolus italicusMill.  
Gladiolus murielae Kelway  a Gladiolus murielaeKelway  
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel  a Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel  
Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker  a Gladiolus gregariusWelw. ex Baker  
Gladiolus equitans Thunb.  a Gladiolus equitansThunb.  
Gladiolus communis L. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.  aiGladiolus communisL. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.  
Gladiolus communis L. subsp. communis  aiGladiolus communisL. subsp. communis  
Gladiolus communis L.  a Gladiolus communisL.  
Gladiolus villosus Burm. f. Sparaxis villosa (Burm. f.) Goldblatt   Gladiolus villosusBurm. f. Sparaxis villosa(Burm. f.) Goldblatt
Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche  a Gladiolus carneusD. Delaroche  
Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.  a Gladiolus liliaceusHoutt.  
Gladiolus tristis L. var. grandis Thunb. Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.  iGladiolus tristisL. var.grandis Thunb. Gladiolus liliaceusHoutt.
Gladiolus benguellensis Baker  a Gladiolus benguellensisBaker  
Gladiolus guthriei F. Bolus  a Gladiolus guthrieiF. Bolus  
Gladiolus longicollis Baker  a Gladiolus longicollisBaker  
Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. longicollis  aiGladiolus longicollisBaker subsp. longicollis  
Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning  aiGladiolus longicollisBaker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning  
Gladiolus cooperi Baker Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel   Gladiolus cooperiBaker Gladiolus daleniiVan Geel
Gladiolus virescens Thunb.  a Gladiolus virescensThunb.  
Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews  a Gladiolus grandiflorusAndrews  
Gladiolus corymbosus Burm. f. Freesia corymbosa (Burm. f.) N. E. Br.   Gladiolus corymbosusBurm. f. Freesia corymbosa(Burm. f.) N. E. Br.
Gladiolus laxus Thunb. Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning   Gladiolus laxusThunb. Freesia laxa(Thunb.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
Gladiolus strictus Aiton Babiana stricta (Aiton) Ker Gawl.   Gladiolus strictusAiton Babiana stricta(Aiton) Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus dzavakheticus Eristavi  a Gladiolus dzavakheticusEristavi  
Gladiolus caucasicus Herb.  a Gladiolus caucasicusHerb.  
Gladiolus illyricus W. D. J. Koch  a Gladiolus illyricusW. D. J. Koch  
Gladiolus kotschyanus Boiss.  a Gladiolus kotschyanusBoiss.  
Gladiolus junceus L. f. Freesia verrucosa (B. Vogel) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning   Gladiolus junceusL. f. Freesia verrucosa(B. Vogel) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
Gladiolus ×hybridus Rodigas  a Gladiolus hybridusRodigas  
Gladiolus nanus Andrews Babiana nana (Andrews) Spreng.   Gladiolus nanusAndrews Babiana nana(Andrews) Spreng.
Gladiolus hybr. a Gladiolus hybr. 
Gladiolus fragrans Jacq. Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.   Gladiolus fragransJacq. Babiana fragrans(Jacq.) Steud.
  1. Gladiolus alatus L.
  2. Gladiolus alatus L. var. namaquensis (Ker Gawl.) Baker (=Gladiolus equitans Thunb.)
  3. Gladiolus angustus L.
  4. Gladiolus atroviolaceus Boiss.
  5. Gladiolus benguellensis Baker
  6. Gladiolus bicolor Thunb. (=Sparaxis villosa (Burm. f.) Goldblatt)
  7. Gladiolus blandus Aiton (=Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche)
  8. Gladiolus brevifolius Jacq.
  9. Gladiolus byzantinus Mill. (=Gladiolus communis L. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.)
  10. Gladiolus callianthus Marais (=Gladiolus murielae Kelway)
  11. Gladiolus callistus F. Bolus (=Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche)
  12. Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis
  13. Gladiolus carmineus C. H. Wright
  14. Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche
  15. Gladiolus caucasicus Herb.
  16. Gladiolus communis L.
  17. Gladiolus communis L. subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) A. P. Ham.
  18. Gladiolus communis L. subsp. communis
  19. Gladiolus cooperi Baker (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  20. Gladiolus corymbosus Burm. f. (=Freesia corymbosa (Burm. f.) N. E. Br.)
  21. Gladiolus crispus L. f. (=Tritonia crispa (L. f.) Ker Gawl.)
  22. Gladiolus cruentus T. Moore
  23. Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. (=Gladiolus undulatus L.)
  24. Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
  25. Gladiolus debilis Ker Gawl.
  26. Gladiolus dzavakheticus Eristavi
  27. Gladiolus elliotii Baker
  28. Gladiolus equitans Thunb.
  29. Gladiolus fissifolia Jacq. (=Lapeirousia pyramidalis (Lam.) Goldblatt)
  30. Gladiolus fragrans Jacq. (=Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.)
  31. Gladiolus ×gandavensis Van Houtte
  32. Gladiolus gracilis Jacq.
  33. Gladiolus gramineus Thunb. (=Melasphaerula ramosa (L.) N. E. Br.)
  34. Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews
  35. Gladiolus grandis (Thunb.) Thunb. (=Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.)
  36. Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker
  37. Gladiolus guthriei F. Bolus
  38. Gladiolus hirsutus Jacq.
  39. Gladiolus hybr.
  40. Gladiolus ×hybridus Rodigas
  41. Gladiolus illyricus W. D. J. Koch
  42. Gladiolus involutus D. Delaroche
  43. Gladiolus iridifolius Jacq. (=Watsonia spp.)
  44. Gladiolus italicus Mill.
  45. Gladiolus junceus L. f. (=Freesia verrucosa (B. Vogel) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning)
  46. Gladiolus klattianus Hutch. (=Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker)
  47. Gladiolus kotschyanus Boiss.
  48. Gladiolus laxus Thunb. (=Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning)
  49. Gladiolus leichtlinii Baker (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  50. Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.
  51. Gladiolus lineatus Salisb. (=Tritonia gladiolaris (Lam.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning)
  52. Gladiolus longicollis Baker
  53. Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. longicollis
  54. Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning
  55. Gladiolus macowanii Baker (=Gladiolus mortonius Herb.)
  56. Gladiolus malangensis Baker (=Gladiolus benguellensis Baker)
  57. Gladiolus marginatus L. f. (=Watsonia marginata (L. f.) Ker Gawl.)
  58. Gladiolus martleyi L. Bolus
  59. Gladiolus melleri Baker
  60. Gladiolus mortonius Herb.
  61. Gladiolus murielae Kelway
  62. Gladiolus namaquensis Ker Gawl. (=Gladiolus equitans Thunb.)
  63. Gladiolus nanus Andrews (=Babiana nana (Andrews) Spreng.)
  64. Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook. (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  65. Gladiolus ochroleucus Baker
  66. Gladiolus odoratus L. Bolus (=Gladiolus guthriei F. Bolus)
  67. Gladiolus oppositiflorus Herb.
  68. Gladiolus orchidiflorus Andrews
  69. Gladiolus papilio Hook. f.
  70. Gladiolus pappei Baker
  71. Gladiolus permeabilis D. Delaroche
  72. Gladiolus praelongitubus G. J. Lewis (=Gladiolus longicollis Baker subsp. platypetalus (Baker) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning)
  73. Gladiolus primulinus Baker (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  74. Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  75. Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. var. cooperi (Baker) Baker (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  76. Gladiolus pulchellus Eckl. ex Klatt (=Gladiolus virescens Thunb.)
  77. Gladiolus purpureoauratus Hook. f. (=Gladiolus papilio Hook. f.)
  78. Gladiolus pyramidatus Andrews (=Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt subsp. borbonica)
  79. Gladiolus quartinianus A. Rich. (=Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel)
  80. Gladiolus ramosus L. (=Melasphaerula ramosa (L.) N. E. Br.)
  81. Gladiolus recurvus L.
  82. Gladiolus refractus Jacq. (=Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt)
  83. Gladiolus salmoneus Baker (=Gladiolus oppositiflorus Herb.)
  84. Gladiolus scaphochlamys Baker (=Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews)
  85. Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl. (=Gladiolus italicus Mill.)
  86. Gladiolus spp.
  87. Gladiolus strictus Aiton (=Babiana stricta (Aiton) Ker Gawl.)
  88. Gladiolus sulphureus Jacq. (=Babiana stricta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. var. sulphurea (Jacq.) Baker)
  89. Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl.
  90. Gladiolus tristis L.
  91. Gladiolus tristis L. var. grandis Thunb. (=Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.)
  92. Gladiolus undulatus L.
  93. Gladiolus vaginatus F. Bolus
  94. Gladiolus venustus G. J. Lewis
  95. Gladiolus villosus Ker Gawl. (=Gladiolus hirsutus Jacq.)
  96. Gladiolus villosus Burm. f. (=Sparaxis villosa (Burm. f.) Goldblatt)
  97. Gladiolus vinulus Klatt (=Gladiolus carneus D. Delaroche)
  98. Gladiolus virescens Thunb.
  99. Gladiolus vittatus sensu Hornem. (=Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews)
  100. Gladiolus watermeyeri L. Bolus
  101. Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.


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