Gladiolus triphyllus

Gladiolus triphyllus, the three-leaved gladiolus, is an erect perennial herb, 15–30 cm high, glabrous, glaucous, with an ovoid corm. Leaves usually 3 or 4, alternate, simple, entire, linear, the two lower 10-30 x 0.3-0.5 cm, the upper much reduced. Flowers on a spike, zygomorphic, perianth of 6 petaloid parts, 2.5–3 cm long, pale or dark rose pink, smelling only in the afternoon, bracts 1.5–3 cm long. Flowers Mars-May. Fruit a capsule.[2]

Gladiolus triphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus
Species:
G. triphyllus
Binomial name
Gladiolus triphyllus
(Sm.) Ker Gawl.

Habitat

Openings of pine forests, maquis, garigue on limestone or igneous formations from 0 to 1200 m altitude.

Distribution

Endemic to Cyprus, locally common especially in Akamas (Smyies, Fontana, Amoroza, Karavopetres, Erimites etc.), Tripylos, Dodheka Anemi (Paphos forest), Stavrovouni, Akrotiri, Pentadaktylos, Yialousa.

References
  1. Delipetrou, P. & Bazos, I. (2017). "Gladiolus triphyllus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13161351A18610819. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
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