Taxon: Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel

Summary

Genus:

Gladiolus

Section:

Ophiolyza

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Crocoideae

Tribe:

Gladioleae

Nomen number:

406411

Place of publication:

Sert. bot. 2, t. 18. 1829

Verified:

04/12/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gladiolus cooperi Baker
Gladiolus leichtlinii Baker
Gladiolus primulinus Baker
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f.
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. var. cooperi (Baker) Baker
Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f. var. psittacinus
Gladiolus quartinianus A. Rich.
Watsonia natalensis Eckl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Cantor, M. & J. Tolety. 2011. Chapter 8. Gladiolus. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, plantation and ornamental crops 133-159.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Frohlich, D. & A. Lau. 2014. New plant records for the Hawaiian Islands 2012–2013. Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 115:9.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 114-117.
Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
Hurrell, J. A. et al. 2019. Gladiolus dalenii (Iridaceae, Crocoideae) naturalizada en Misiones, Argentina. Bonplandia 28:89-98.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	dragon's-head-lily	1	Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 114-117.
English	maid-of-the-mist	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
English	Natal-lily	1	Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 114-117.
English	parrot-lily	1	Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 114-117.
English	sword-lily	1	Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa 114-117.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Burkina Faso		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Congo		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia		Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii	Frohlich, D. & A. Lau. 2014. New plant records for the Hawaiian Islands 2012–2013. Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 115:9.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones	Hurrell, J. A. et al. 2019. Gladiolus dalenii (Iridaceae, Crocoideae) naturalizada en Misiones, Argentina. Bonplandia 28:89-98.

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Naturalized
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia

Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Louisiana]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones]

Reference(s)

Australia's Virtual Herbarium (on-line resource).
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Frohlich, D. & A. Lau. 2014. New plant records for the Hawaiian Islands 2012–2013. Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 115:9.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies
Hurrell, J. A. et al. 2019. Gladiolus dalenii (Iridaceae, Crocoideae) naturalizada en Misiones, Argentina. Bonplandia 28:89-98.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 207-221. Note: with three subspecies

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406411. Accessed 15 April 2026.