Gladiolus bojeri
(Baker) Goldblatt
Iridaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Gladiolus bojeri is a perennial plant producing grass-like stems 15 - 45cm, occasionally 60cm, tall from an underground corm.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
,
577- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 11
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 11
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains a monograph of the genus Gladiolus in Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Africa - Madagascar.
Habitat
Open grassland, usually in thin or stony soils, and on rock outcrops[
577- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 11
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 11
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains a monograph of the genus Gladiolus in Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Corm |
| Height | 0.35 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bulb is digestive and stomachic[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is also used in the treatment of syphilis, ulcers and wounds[
565- Title
- Madagascar. An Environmental Profile.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jenkins M.D. (Editor)
- Publisher
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 2-88032-607-9
- Description
- Contains a list of the Ethnobotanical uses of Madagascar plants.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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