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  9. ›Gladiolineae
  10. ›Gladiolus
Acidanthera
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Acidanthera

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).

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Abyssinian Gladiolus

speciesGladiolus murielae

Gladiolus candidus

speciesGladiolus candidus

Gladiolus praecostatus

speciesGladiolus praecostatus

Gladiolus chevalierianus

speciesGladiolus chevalierianus

Gladiolus aequinoctialis

speciesGladiolus aequinoctialis

Gladiolus iroensis

speciesGladiolus iroensis

Gladiolus leonensis

speciesGladiolus leonensis

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