Native to 38 botanical countries across Africa and Temperate Asia; introduced into Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Madeira, Mexico Central, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
Gladiolus dalenii
subsp. andongensis
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Identified as
Gladiolus dalenii subsp. andongensis
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Occasional and scattered. Sepals yellow-green with fleshy orange spots and stripes; anthers purple.