Gladiolus ecklonii (Sheathed gladiolus)

kxahla, litsoantsoang, makhabebe [South Sotho]; sidvwana [Swazi]

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		Gladiolus ecklonii. [photos H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Information from Goldblatt and Manning (1998).

Distribution and habitat

Life cycle

Ecological interactions

Meaning of name

Uses

• A decoction of the corm is taken by Southern Sotho speaking people for relieving rheumatic pains (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk 1962).

Links

Publications

• Goldblatt P. and Manning J. 1998. Gladiolus in Southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
• Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. Second Edition. E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburgh.

Text by Hamish Robertson