Gladiolus watsonius

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus

At a glance

Occurrence records418

Data sources6

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Gladiolus watsonius's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility418 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF418 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 30

01Narrative

Gladiolus watsonius is a Gladiolus species found in the granite slopes of Southwest Cape, South Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length800 mm

Leaf width3 mm

Plant height0.525 m

Plant height max0.8 m

Plant height min0.2 m

Seed mass6.48 mg

Seed mass max6.48 mg

Seed mass min6.48 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max610 m

Elevation min61 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Gladiolus watsonius has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Gladiolus watsonius carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 30 n = 15

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records30–662n range30median30mode6records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 305×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 +2

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — de Vos, M. P. 1976. Die Suid-Afrikaanse species van Homoglossum. J. S. African Bot. 42: 301–359.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — GOLDBLATT, P. 1971. Cytological and morphological studies in the Southern African Iridaceae. J.S. African Bot. 37: 317-460.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — De Vos 1976

CCDB · book-fedorov — Bamford 1941

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Bamford 1941

2n 661×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Sharma A. K'., Talukdar 1960

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type418 records

Wild obs. + sensor340

Museum / vouchered78

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO556 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 226≤1 km 42≤10 km 7>10 km 6

281 georeferenced · 59 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor340

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy15% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 10>10 km 1

13 georeferenced · 65 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence78

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions6 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cape Town, ZA	40
Pretoria, ZA	16
Kensington, AU	7
Cape Town, ZA	6
Adelaide, AU	5
MSB-3054location not on record	2
South African National Biodiversity Institutelocation not on record	1
Canberra, AU	1

8 institutions · 78 of 78 vouchered records shown

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