Gladiolus
Genus of perennial cormous flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Gladiolus (disambiguation) and Gladiola (disambiguation).
For the bacteria and fungus species, see Burkholderia gladioli and Penicillium gladioli.
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword[2]) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).[3]
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Gladiolus | |
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Gladiolus italicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Gladioleae |
Genus: | Gladiolus L. |
Type species | |
Gladiolus communis L. | |
Species | |
About 260, see text | |
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It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).[4]
The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region.[5] The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum, and Oenostachys, formerly considered distinct, are now included in Gladiolus.[6]