Gladiolus italicus Mill.

This species is native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Central Asia; (Ref. POWO; 2023). introduced in western USA. (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.4). There are 2 species of Gladiolus found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


A perennial herb ; up to 1 m high , with an ovoid corm covered with brown fibrous tunics . Stems erect to ascending , slender , weak . Leaves alternate , dark green , 4(-5) , lance-shaped , long with entire margins , glabrous . Inflorescences in simple 6-10 flowers in a one-sided spike . Flowers pink to pale purple , long , funnel shaped ; perianth segments with the upper median longer , the lower 3 , elliptic ; stamens 3 , inserted in throat of perianth ; ovary 3-locular ; style exserted ; stigma 3-lobed . Fruit capsule , obovoid , between two bracts . Seeds round , brown , globose , without wings . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 4) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Rare & Threatened (RE) - Near Threatened (NT) - National Assessment

الوفرة


Rare

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl.

الإكثار


No Data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Italian gladiolus
Field gladiolus
Common sword-lily
Cornfield gladiolus

الاستخدامات


Used as food and fodder in Musandam. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

المراجع


Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 56). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. https://en.wikipedia.org Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

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