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 Malawi: 20 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| atropurpureus Baker | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| bellus C.H. Wright [End] | S | Description, Image |
| crassifolius Baker | S | Description, Image |
| curtifolius Marais | N | |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. andongensis (Baker) Goldblatt | N | |
| dalenii Van Geel subsp. dalenii | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| decoratus Baker | S | Description, Image |
| erectiflorus Baker | N,C | Description, Image |
| gracillimus Baker | N | Description, Image |
| gregarius Welw. ex Baker | N,C | Description, Image |
| intonsus Goldblatt | N | |
| laxiflorus Baker | N | Description, Image |
| melleri Baker | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| muenzneri Vaupel | N | Description, Image |
| murielae Kelway | C,S | Description, Image |
| nyasicus Goldblatt | C | |
| oligophlebius Baker | N,C | |
| unguiculatus Baker | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| velutinus De Wild. | N | Description, Image |
| zambesiacus Baker | S |