Plant Names

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

GLADIOLUS (La)
Gladiolus, Afrikaner, Pypie (Le)
Family: IRIDACEAE

gladius, = a sword;
-olus, = diminutive.
gladiolus, = a small sword.
(a small sword; shape of the leaves)
(ld, BL, Le)

Gladiolus alatus (La)
Turkey-chick (Wf) Kalkoentjie, Kipkippie, Rooikalkoentjie (PS)
Location: (F, K)

ala, = a wing;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
alatus, = furnished with wings, winged.
(winged; having a thin broad margin)
(ld, BL)

The 2774 species, 679 genera and 185 families of plants have been compiled from the lists of the plants:

of the Hermanus Botanical Society compiled by Lee Burman, for the plants in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, and the Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve, Hermanus. Location: (F).
of Mark Johns, Director of the Kogelberg Reserve, and of COASTEC, environmental consultants, for the plants in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay, in the WesternCape Province, South Africa. Location: (K).
of Christopher Whitehouse, for the plants in the Phillipskop Mountain Reserve, Stanford, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Location: (P).

Suggestions for improvements to the lists and comments would be welcomed.