Gladiolus flavoviridis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Behind Valley of Kings, Mutare (N. slopes of Nyachakanga)
Photo: Bart Wursten
Behind Valley of Kings, Mutare (N. slopes of Nyachakanga)
Photo: Bart Wursten
Behind Valley of Kings, Mutare (N. slopes of Nyachakanga)
Photo: Bart Wursten
Behind Valley of Kings, Mutare (N. slopes of Nyachakanga)
Photo: Bart Wursten
Behind Valley of Kings, Mutare (N. slopes of Nyachakanga)
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A slender species, up to 80 cm, growing from small corms. Leaves linear, reaching to the base of the inflorescence. Inflorescence up to 18-flowered; bracts turning pale brownish and dry at flowering time. Flowers pale greenish yellow; markings in the lower tepals small or absent. |
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| Notes: | Endemic to Zimbabwe on the basis of known records |
| Derivation of specific name: | flavoviridis: yellow-green |
| Habitat: | Serpentine grassland and woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Apparently endemic to the hills near Mutare; it may occur just across the border in Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | E |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 31 March 2006 |
| Literature: |
Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 71 - 72. Goldblatt, P. (1996). Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. Pages 98 - 100. 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. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gladiolus flavoviridisAfrican Plant Database: Gladiolus flavoviridis
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