Gladiolus splendens

Gladiolus splendens
Conservation status
Least Concern  (SANBI Red List) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Gladiolus
Species:	G. splendens
Binomial name
Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb.
Synonyms [2]
Anisanthus splendensSweet Anomalesia splendens(Sweet) N.E.Br. Antholyza afraKer Gawl. ex Baker Antholyza splendens(Sweet) Steud. Petamenes splendens(Sweet) E.Phillips Tritoniopsis afraGoldblatt

Gladiolus splendens is a species of perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Gladiolus . It is a tuberous geophyte endemic to the west-central Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it ranges from the mountains north of Calvinia in the Northern Cape southwards along the Roggeveld Escarpment to the Moordenaars Karoo near Laingsburg in the Western Cape. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. von Staden, L. 2018. Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants. Accessed 8 September 2025
2. "Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 September 2025.