Taxon:  Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker



Summary
Genus:
Gladiolus
Section:
Densiflorus
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Gladioleae
Nomen number:
406559
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1:268.  1878
Verified:
10/09/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gladiolus klattianus Hutch.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Goldblatt, P. 1996. Gladiolus in tropical Africa: systematics, biology, & evolution 140-145.
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=406559. Accessed 12 May 2026.