Gladiolus triphyllus

Gladiolus triphyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus
Species:
G. triphyllus
Binomial name
Gladiolus triphyllus
(Sm.) Ker Gawl.

Gladiolus triphyllus, the three-leaved gladiolus, is an erect perennial herb, 15–30 cm high, glabrous, glaucous, with an ovoid corm. Leaves usually 3 or 4, alternate, simple, entire, linear, the two lower 10-30 x 0.3-0.5 cm, the upper much reduced. The flowers are on a spike, zygomorphic, perianth of 6 petaloid parts, 2.5–3 cm long, pale or dark rose pink, scented only in the afternoon, bracts 1.5–3 cm long. It flowers from March to May. The fruit is a capsule.[2]

Habitat

Openings of pine forests, maquis, garigue on limestone or igneous formations from 0 to 1200 m altitude.

Distribution

Endemic to Cyprus, locally common especially in Akamas (Smyies, Fontana, Amoroza, Karavopetres, Erimites etc.), Tripylos, Dodheka Anemi (Paphos forest), Stavrovouni, Akrotiri, Pentadaktylos, Yialousa.

References

  1. ^ Delipetrou, P.; Bazos, I. (2017). "Gladiolus triphyllus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13161351A18610819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T13161351A18610819.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2