Gladiolus species

Eker, İsmail & Sağiroğlu, Mehmet, 2021, Gladiolus izzet-baysalii (Iridaceae, Crocoideae), a new species from Turkey, Phytotaxa 527 (2), pp. 97-106 : 104

Key to close Gladiolus species in Turkey (modified from Sağıroğlu & Eker 2021)

1. Spike secund; capsule obovoid...........................................................................................................................................................2

1. Spike not secund; capsule ellipsoid....................................................................................................................................................5

2. Leaf lamina 1–3 mm; perianth magenta-pink; stigma branches 2–3 mm ..................................................................... G. halophilus

2. Leaf lamina 3–8 mm; perianth rose-pink or pinkish-white; stigma branches 3–6 mm long, yellow.................................................3

3. Leaves 2, away from cataphylls; anthers yellow......................................................................................................... G. aladagensis

3. Leaves 3–5, emerge from or near the cataphylls; anthers purple striped, brownish-yellow ..............................................................4

4. Corm tunics papyraceus; leaves 4–5; perianth unicolored rose-pink, with prominent fusiform blotch on the lower lateral segments ..................................................................................................................................................................... G. hamzaoglui

4. Corm tunics coriaceous; leaves 3; perianth bicolored pinkish and white, without fusiform blotch on the lower lateral segments .... .................................................................................................................................................................................... G. izzet-baysalii

5. Anthers 6–8 mm; filaments 13–14 mm ............................................................................................................................. G. illyricus

5. Anthers 8–12 mm; filaments 10–12 mm ............................................................................................................................... G. attilae