If you would like to support this site, please consider Donating.
Useful Tropical Plants
  • Home
  • Search
  • Contact
  • Show Search

Previous Next

Gladiolus dalenii

Van Geel

Iridaceae

+ Synonyms

Antholyza laxiflora Baker

Antholyza schlechteri Baker

Bobartia natalensis (Regel) Klatt

Gladiolus adlami Baker

Gladiolus affinis De Wild.

Gladiolus andongensis Baker

Gladiolus angolensis Baker

Gladiolus anorthanthus Ingram

Gladiolus antholyzoides Baker

Gladiolus barnardii G.J.Lewis

Gladiolus boehmii Vaupel

Gladiolus brachylimbus Baker

Gladiolus buettneri Pax

Gladiolus caffensis Cufod.

Gladiolus calothyrsus Vaupel

Gladiolus coccineus L.Bolus

Gladiolus cooperi Baker

Gladiolus corneus Oliv.

Gladiolus dracocephalus Hook.f.

Gladiolus fuscoviridis Baker

Gladiolus gallaensis Vaupel

Gladiolus garnieri Klatt

Gladiolus garuanus Vaupel

Gladiolus goetzei Harms

Gladiolus hockii De Wild.

Gladiolus ignescens Bojer ex Baker

Gladiolus kilimandscharicus Pax ex Engl.

Gladiolus leichtlinii Baker

Gladiolus leptophyllus L.Bolus

Gladiolus louwii L.Bolus

Gladiolus luembensis De Wild.

Gladiolus luteolus Klatt

Gladiolus magaliesmontanus F.Bolus

Gladiolus mildbraedii Vaupel

Gladiolus natalensis Reinw. ex Hook.

Gladiolus nebulicola Ingram

Gladiolus newii Baker

Gladiolus occidentalis A.Chev.

Gladiolus pageae L.Bolus

Gladiolus pauciflorus De Wild.

Gladiolus platyphyllus Baker

Gladiolus primulinus Baker

Gladiolus psittacinus Hook.

Gladiolus quartinianus A.Rich.

Gladiolus retrocurvus G.J.Lewis

Gladiolus saltatorum Baker

Gladiolus schimperianus Steud. ex Baker

Gladiolus splendidus Rendle

Gladiolus strictiflorus L.Bolus

Gladiolus sulphurous Baker ex Oliv.

Gladiolus taylorianus Rendle

Gladiolus tysonii Baker

Gladiolus vogtsii L.Bolus

Gladiolus welwitschii Baker

Keitia natalensis Regel

Watsonia natalensis Eckl.

Common Name:

Gladiolus dalenii
Plant growing in native habitat
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus dalenii

General Information

Gladiolus dalenii is a perennial plant with sword-shaped leaves, usually growing 70 - 120cm tall from an underground corm that is up to 3cm in diameter[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
The plant is commonly used as a local source of food and medicines. It is gathered from the wild and also sometimes cultivated, including outside its native range in west Africa[
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.
,
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. The plant is also strikingly ornamental and widely cultivated in gardens - it has become a parent of many large-flowered ornamental forms[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
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.

Range

E. Africa - Malawi, Tanzania, S. Africa, Madagascar.

Habitat

Both dry and wet meadows, occasionally also in boggy places[
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.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating * *
Medicinal Rating * *
HabitCorm
Height1.00 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details


Prefers a sunny sheltered position in a well-drained, light, sandy, neutral to slightly acid soil[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
385
Title
Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
]. Requires a stony gritty loam.
A parent of some garden hybrids[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
The plant is said to inhibit the growth of legumes[
54
Title
How to Enjoy your Weeds.
Publication
 
Author
Hatfield. A. W.
Publisher
Frederick Muller Ltd
Year
1977
ISBN
0-584-10141-4
Description
Interesting reading.
].

Edible Uses

Corm - roasted[
61
Title
A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
Publication
 
Author
Usher. G.
Publisher
Constable
Year
1974
ISBN
0094579202
Description
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
,
105
Title
Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
Publication
 
Author
Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
Publisher
Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
Year
1976
ISBN
-
Description
The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
]. The starchy corms are boiled and then leached in water before consumption[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. The corm is pounded in water with guinea-corn flour[
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 can also be made into a cooling beverage[
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.
].

The anthers are removed and the flowers are eaten raw in salads, or cooked as a potherb[
301
Title
Cornucopia II
Publication
 
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications, California.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-9628087-2-5
Description
The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].

The flowers contain copious quantities of nectar and are often sucked by children[
301
Title
Cornucopia II
Publication
 
Author
Facciola. S.
Publisher
Kampong Publications, California.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-9628087-2-5
Description
The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].

Medicinal

The plant (part not specified) is used in parts of West and southern Africa in preparations to cure both constipation and severe dysentery[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. It is also highly esteemed in curing snake-bites[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].

In southern Africa, the plant (under several synonyms) is a common component of the native herbalist's medicine horn (lenaka)[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. Its use in treating cases of diarrhoea and as a cold remedy are also documented[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2023-03-28. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gladiolus+dalenii>

Add a Comment:

If you have any useful information about this plant, please leave a comment. Comments have to be approved before they are shown here.


Last update on 2022-07-20: Now containing 12727 plants.

Creative Commons License Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by Ken Fern, web interface by Ajna Fern with help from Richard Morris.
The database and code is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.