Gladiolus

Gladiolus
Gladiolus italicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Gladioleae
Genus: Gladiolus
L.
Type species
Gladiolus communis
L.
Species

About 260, see text

Synonyms
  • Antholyza L.
  • Liliogladiolus Christoph Jakob Trew
  • Cunonia Mill., nom. illeg.
  • Hebea R.Hedw.
  • Anisanthus Sweet
  • Sphaerospora Sweet, nom. inval.
  • Bertera Steud.
  • Petamenes Salisb. ex J.W.Loudon
  • Acidanthera Hochst.
  • Ballosporum Salisb.
  • Homoglossum Salisb.
  • Hyptissa Salisb.
  • Ophiolyza Salisb.
  • Ranisia Salisb.
  • Symphydolon Salisb.
  • Solenanthus Steud. ex Klatt
  • Keitia Regel
  • Oenostachys Bullock
  • Anomalesia N.E.Br.
  • Kentrosiphon N.E.Br.
  • Petamenes Salisb. ex N.E.Br., nom. illeg.
  • Dortania A.Chev.
× Gladanthera J.M.Wright
× Homoglad Ingram
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Gladiolus (disambiguation) and Gladiola (disambiguation).
For the bacteria and fungus species, see Burkholderia gladioli and Penicillium gladioli.

Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).

It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).

The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region. The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum, and Oenostachys, formerly considered distinct, are now included in Gladiolus.

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