OENOSTACHYS Bullock
Goldblatt, P. (1996) Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.
Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Inflorescence a spike with secund flowers. Flowers zygomorphic; tepals united into a perianth tube. Style branches expanded above (i.e. broader towards apex) and sometimes 2-lobed at the apex. Fruit a capsule, slightly inflated. Seeds broadly winged. Derivation of name: 'Little sword' (Latin) referring to the flattened sword-shaped leaves Worldwide: c. 250 species in Europe, Mediterranean area, tropical African mountains, South Africa and Madagascar Burundi: 9 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| atropurpureus Baker | Description, Image | |
| dalenii Van Geel [Agg] | Description, Image | |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. andongensis (Baker) Goldblatt | ||
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii | Description, Image | |
| gregarius Welw. ex Baker | Description, Image | |
| melleri Baker | Description, Image | |
| microspicatus P.A. Duvign. & van Bockstal ex Còrdova | ||
| murielae Kelway | Description, Image | |
| trichonemifolius Ker Gawl. |