Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
subsp. dalenii (yellow form)

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Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii (yellow form)

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Area between Devil's Cataract and Main Falls, Victoria Falls National Park.

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Synonyms: Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f.
Common names:
Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
A bright yellow form of G. dalenii subsp. dalenii, found in the Victoria Falls area and formerly called Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. Such forms are now considered synonyms of G. dalenii.
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: At the edge of the gorge in sprayzone grassland on basalt rock.
Altitude range: (metres) 890 m (approx)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: In the sprayzone of the Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: W
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Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Tuesday 9 August 2016
Literature:

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 66. also frontcover (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Zambia: Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii (yellow form)

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gladiolus dalenii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gladiolus dalenii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gladiolus dalenii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gladiolus dalenii
JSTOR Plant Science: Gladiolus dalenii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gladiolus dalenii
Plants of the World Online: Gladiolus dalenii
Tropicos: Gladiolus dalenii
Wikipedia: Gladiolus dalenii


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 dalenii subsp. dalenii (yellow form).
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175860, retrieved 28 March 2024

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