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Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Gladiolus

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Gladiolus watsonius: Rooi Afrikaner, Signal Hill, Cape Town
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
华生唐菖蒲
Persian
گلایول واتسونیوس

Synonyms

  • Antholyza acuminata N.E.Br.
  • Antholyza gawleri (Baker) L.Bolus
  • Antholyza watsonia (Thunb.) Pax
  • Antholyza watsonius (Thunb.) L.Bolus
  • Gladiolus gawleri (Baker) Klatt
  • Gladiolus praecox Andrews
  • Gladiolus recurvus Houtt.
  • Gladiolus watsonius var. maculosus M.P.de Vos & Goldblatt
  • Homoglossum acuminatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
  • Homoglossum flexicaule N.E.Br.
  • Homoglossum gawleri (Baker) N.E.Br.
  • Homoglossum praecox (Andrews) Salisb.
  • Homoglossum revolutum var. gawleri Baker
  • Homoglossum watsonium (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
  • Watsonia praecox (Andrews) Pers.
  • Watsonia revoluta Pers.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.