Gladiolus dalenii[Agg]
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Akagera National Park, Gatsibo
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| Status: | Native |
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Robust herb, 50-120 cm high, growing from a corm 20-30 mm in diameter. Leaves 4-7, either produced with the flowers to about half as long as the flowering spike (subsp. dalenii) or produced after the flowers and much shorter and completely sheathing (subsp. andongensis). Inflorescence unbranched, 3-10-flowered; bracts 3.5-7 cm long, green. Flowers variable in colour from lemon yellow, orange or red, variously streaked or plain. Upper tepals broadly elliptic to ovate, together forming a helmet-like hood, curved down obscuring the stamens. |
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| Notes: | A widespread and variable species. Some varieties were formerly described as separate species but these are now considered synonyms of G. dalenii. |
| Derivation of specific name: | dalenii: named after Cornelius Dalen (1766-1852), Dutch botanist and director of the Rotterdam Botanic Garden. |
| Habitat: | In various types of grassland, woodland and along road sides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. |
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