Gladiolus × byzantinus

Gladiolus × byzantinus
	Close-up of flower
	A clump
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Gladiolus
Species:	G. × byzantinus
Binomial name
	Gladiolus × byzantinus; Mill.
Synonyms
	List Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus (Mill.) Douin; Gladiolus communis var. byzantinus (Mill.) Martyn; Gladiolus × bornetii Ardoino; Gladiolus × gawleri Jord.; Gladiolus × littoralis Jord.; Gladiolus × porrigens Jord.; Gladiolus segetum subsp. bornetii (Ardoino) Bonnier & Layens; Gladiolus segetum proles bornetii (Ardoino) Rouy; Gladiolus segetum var. bornetii (Ardoino) P.Fourn.; ;

Gladiolus × byzantinus (syn. Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus), the eastern gladiolus, Byzantine gladiolus, or Byzantine sword-lily, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.^[2]^[3] Its parents are Gladiolus dubius and Gladiolus italicus.^[1]^[4] In spite of its scientific and common names, it is native to the western Mediterranean region, and it has been introduced to the British Isles, and to Tasmania.^[1] A perennial arising from a corm and reaching 90 cm (35 in), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under its synonym Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus.^[2]

Side view, with spikes and leaves
Fruit
Botanical illustration; center

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gladiolus × byzantinus Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Synonyms; Gladiolus nanus 'Byzantinus', Gladiolus byzantinus … 32 suppliers
^ "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus (GLABY)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Tison, Jean-Marc; Girod, Christophe (2014). "Synopsis du genre Gladiolus L. (Iridaceae) en France". Le Journal de Botanique. 68: 69–75. doi:10.3406/jobot.2014.1333.

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[POWO_437331-1-1] "Gladiolus × byzantinus Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[RHS_89297-2] "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Synonyms; Gladiolus nanus 'Byzantinus', Gladiolus byzantinus … 32 suppliers

[GLABY-3] "Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus (GLABY)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[4] Tison, Jean-Marc; Girod, Christophe (2014). "Synopsis du genre Gladiolus L. (Iridaceae) en France". Le Journal de Botanique. 68: 69–75. doi:10.3406/jobot.2014.1333.

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