| Author | Title | Journal/publisher | Literature ref. no. |
| Goldblatt, P. (1996) | Gladiolus in Tropical Africa | Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. | 90 |
Note that the process of capturing references from species to the literature and the reverse may be incomplete.
| Species found: 5 |
| Gladiolus atropurpureus |
| Gladiolus dalenii subsp. andongensis |
| Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii |
| Gladiolus gregarius |
| Gladiolus melleri |