Gladiolus triphyllus
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| Gladiolus triphyllus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Gladiolus |
| Species: | G. triphyllus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gladiolus triphyllus (Sm.) Ker Gawl. | |
Gladiolus triphyllus, the three-leaved gladiolus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Cyprus.
The three-leaved gladiolus is an erect perennial herb, 15–30 cm high, glabrous, glaucous, with an ovoid corm. Leaves usually 3 or 4, alternate, simple, entire, linear, the two lower 10-30 x 0.3-0.5 cm, the upper much reduced. The flowers are on a spike, zygomorphic, perianth of 6 petaloid parts, 2.5–3 cm long, pale or dark rose pink, scented only in the afternoon, bracts 1.5–3 cm long. It flowers from March to May. The fruit is a capsule.[2]