Gladiolus vandermerwei (Gladiolus vandermerwei)
Description
Plants are 300–600 mm high, with globe-shaped corms that are 8–12 mm in diameter and have papery to membranous tunics. Leaves are 5 to 7, narrowly lanceolate to linear, mostly basal with a raised midrib. Stems are upright at the base and slightly curved towards to the top. Inflorescence is a spike that is lightly flexuose and usually has between 3–8 flowers per spike. Flowers are bright scarlet-red, with the lower tepals yellow in the lower half. The perianth tube is narrow and cylindric, gradually expanding towards the top. The ovary is oblong, 8 mm long. The seeds are irregularly ovate.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Iridaceae
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Genus: Gladiolus
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