Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asparagales Link
Family
Iridaceae Juss.
Genus
Gladiolus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel, Sert. Bot. 18 (1829) – as Daleni
Synonymy:
  • = Gladiolus psittacinus Hook.
  • = Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook.f. (1831) nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
 Description

Corm ± 5 cm diam., ± flattened, with numerous cormils at base. Stems ± 1.5 m high. Leaves ± 3 cm wide, stiff. Flowers ± 10 cm long, ± 7 cm diam., to 10 or more in a unilateral spike, yellow, reddening from bud to fully open; outer spathe-valves ± = perianth-tube; tube ± 5 cm long, curved; upper lobes ± 5 × 3 cm, broadly obovate, obtuse, red; lower lobes slightly shorter and much narrower, yellow, broad, red zone at apex. Anthers yellow. Capsule oblong, ± ½ length of spathe-valves. Seeds broadly winged.

[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3 as Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook. f.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Germishuizen, G.; Meyer, N.L. (ed.) 2003: Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist . Strelitzia. Vol. 14.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Van Geel, P.C. [1827] 1828-1832 [1836]: Sertum Botanicum. Collection choisie de plantes remarquables. Brussels.