Gladiolus magnificus (Harms) Goldblatt

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Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: Darrel Plowes
Nyamandhlovu

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: Darrel Plowes
Nyamandhlovu

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: Jean-Michel Blake
Along the main camp road, close to Sinanga turn off, Hwange National Park

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: John Laing
Along kalahari sandveld road, Zambezi National Park.

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: John Laing
Along kalahari sandveld road, Zambezi National Park.

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: John Laing
Along kalahari sandveld road, Zambezi National Park.

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: John Laing
Along kalahari sandveld road, Zambezi National Park.

Gladiolus magnificus

Photo: John Laing
Along kalahari sandveld road, Zambezi National Park.

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Synonyms: Antholyza magnifica Harms
Antholyza spectabilis Schinz
Chasmanthe spectabilis (Schinz) N.E.Br.
Oenostachys zambesiacus (Baker) Goldblatt
Petamenes magnifica (Harms) R.C. Foster
Petamenes spectabilis (Schinz) E. Phillips
Petamenes zambesiacus (Baker) N.E.Br.
Common names: Hwenyanguruve (Shona) Indokwe (Ndebele) Zambezi Wine-Spike (English)
Frequency: Occasional
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb, 80–140 cm tall, growing from corms. Stem unbranched. Leaves 5–7, the lower 4–5 basal and longest, 6–9 mm wide, narrowly lanceolate. Flowers 6–15, bright-red with yellow markings on the lower tepals and in the throat; tepals very unequal, the uppermost 35-42 mm long, larger and much longer than the others.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: magnificus: magnificent, beautiful
Habitat: In Kalahari sandveld, in open woodland, often among tall grasses.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Jan - Mar
Worldwide distribution: southern Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: W
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Monday 6 February 2017
Literature:

Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 94 - 95.

Goldblatt, P. (1996). Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. Pages 228 - 231. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 92.

Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 25, plate 44 as Oenostachys zambesiacus

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 125.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Gladiolus magnificus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115950, retrieved 19 March 2024

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