Linnaeus, C. (October 1767), Mantissa Plantarum 1: 27 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Aethiopia." [given by G.J.Lewis & A.A.Obermeyer, J. South African Bot. Suppl. 10 (1972) 110 as "LINN 59.11"].

Lewis, G.J. & Obermeyer, A.A. (1972), Journal of South African Botany: 110-114 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 20 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate

Todd, M.A. (20 May 1981), A conspectus of new records and nomenclature for vascular plants in Victoria 2. 1978-early 1980. Muelleria 4(4): 434 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 53 [secondary reference]

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 50, Map 63 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate common name: Wild Gladiolus [n/a]

Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Iridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 794 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Brown, E.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Iridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 125 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gladiolus [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 706 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate common name: Wild Gladiolus [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Iridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 413 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 322 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gladiolus [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 362-363, photos 5-7 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gladiolus [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 89 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cuspidatus Jacq. legitimate

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