# Gladiolus
Gladiolus, Iridaceae familyasına bağlı bir bitki cinsidir.


## Sınıflandırma.
### Etimoloji.
Latince "gladius" (kılıç) kelimesinden türetilmiş olup, yapraklarının kılıç formuna (ensiform) işaret eder.


### Türler.
"Gladiolus" cinsine bağlı türler:
  - "Gladiolus abbreviatus" 
  - "Gladiolus abyssinicus" 
  - "Gladiolus actinomorphanthus" 
  - "Gladiolus acuminatus" 
  - "Gladiolus aequinoctialis" 
  - "Gladiolus aladagensis" 
  - "Gladiolus alanyensis" 
  - "Gladiolus alatus" 
  - "Gladiolus albens" 
  - "Gladiolus amplifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus anatolicus" 
  - "Gladiolus andringitrae" 
  - "Gladiolus angustus" 
  - "Gladiolus antakiensis" 
  - "Gladiolus antandroyi" 
  - "Gladiolus appendiculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus aquamontanus" 
  - "Gladiolus arcuatus" 
  - "Gladiolus atropictus" 
  - "Gladiolus atropurpureus" 
  - "Gladiolus atroviolaceus" 
  - "Gladiolus attilae" 
  - "Gladiolus aurantiacus" 
  - "Gladiolus aureus" 
  - "Gladiolus balensis" 
  - "Gladiolus baumii" 
  - "Gladiolus bellus" 
  - "Gladiolus benguellensis" 
  - "Gladiolus bilineatus" 
  - "Gladiolus blommesteinii" 
  - "Gladiolus bojeri" 
  - "Gladiolus bonaespei" 
  - "Gladiolus boranensis" 
  - "Gladiolus brachyphyllus" 
  - "Gladiolus brevifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus brevitubus" 
  - "Gladiolus buckerveldii" 
  - "Gladiolus bullatus" 
  - "Gladiolus caeruleus" 
  - "Gladiolus calcaratus" 
  - "Gladiolus calcicola" 
  - "Gladiolus canaliculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus candidus" 
  - "Gladiolus cardinalis" 
  - "Gladiolus carinatus" 
  - "Gladiolus carmineus" 
  - "Gladiolus carneus" 
  - "Gladiolus caryophyllaceus" 
  - "Gladiolus cataractarum" 
  - "Gladiolus caucasicus" 
  - "Gladiolus ceresianus" 
  - "Gladiolus chelamontanus" 
  - "Gladiolus chevalierianus" 
  - "Gladiolus communis" 
  - "Gladiolus comptonii" 
  - "Gladiolus crassifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus crispulatus" 
  - "Gladiolus cruentus" 
  - "Gladiolus cunonius" 
  - "Gladiolus curtifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus curtilimbus" 
  - "Gladiolus cylindraceus" 
  - "Gladiolus dalenii" 
  - "Gladiolus davisoniae" 
  - "Gladiolus debeerstii" 
  - "Gladiolus debilis" 
  - "Gladiolus decaryi" 
  - "Gladiolus decoratus" 
  - "Gladiolus delpierrei" 
  - "Gladiolus densiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus deserticola" 
  - "Gladiolus dichrous" 
  - "Gladiolus diluvialis" 
  - "Gladiolus dolichosiphon" 
  - "Gladiolus dolomiticus" 
  - "Gladiolus dzavakheticus" 
  - "Gladiolus ecklonii" 
  - "Gladiolus elliotii" 
  - "Gladiolus emiliae" 
  - "Gladiolus engysiphon" 
  - "Gladiolus equitans" 
  - "Gladiolus erectiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus exiguus" 
  - "Gladiolus exilis" 
  - "Gladiolus fenestratus" 
  - "Gladiolus ferrugineus" 
  - "Gladiolus filiformis" 
  - "Gladiolus flanaganii" 
  - "Gladiolus flavoviridis" 
  - "Gladiolus floribundus" 
  - "Gladiolus fourcadei" 
  - "Gladiolus geardii" 
  - "Gladiolus goldblattianus" 
  - "Gladiolus gracilis" 
  - "Gladiolus gracillimus" 
  - "Gladiolus grandiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus grantii" 
  - "Gladiolus gregarius" 
  - "Gladiolus griseus" 
  - "Gladiolus gueinzii" 
  - "Gladiolus gunnisii" 
  - "Gladiolus guthriei" 
  - "Gladiolus hajastanicus" 
  - "Gladiolus halophilus" 
  - "Gladiolus harmsianus" 
  - "Gladiolus hirsutus" 
  - "Gladiolus hollandii" 
  - "Gladiolus horombensis" 
  - "Gladiolus huillensis" 
  - "Gladiolus humilis" 
  - "Gladiolus huttonii" 
  - "Gladiolus hyalinus" 
  - "Gladiolus illyricus" – wild gladiolus
  - "Gladiolus imbricatus" 
  - "Gladiolus inandensis" 
  - "Gladiolus inflatus" 
  - "Gladiolus inflexus" 
  - "Gladiolus insolens" 
  - "Gladiolus intonsus" 
  - "Gladiolus invenustus" 
  - "Gladiolus involutus" 
  - "Gladiolus iroensis" 
  - "Gladiolus italicus" 
  - "Gladiolus jonquilodorus" 
  - "Gladiolus juncifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus kamiesbergensis" 
  - "Gladiolus karooicus" 
  - "Gladiolus kotschyanus" 
  - "Gladiolus lapeirousioides" 
  - "Gladiolus laxiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus ledoctei" 
  - "Gladiolus leonensis" 
  - "Gladiolus leptosiphon" 
  - "Gladiolus liliaceus" 
  - "Gladiolus linearifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus lithicola" 
  - "Gladiolus longicollis" 
  - "Gladiolus longispathaceus" 
  - "Gladiolus loteniensis" 
  - "Gladiolus lundaensis" 
  - "Gladiolus luteus" 
  - "Gladiolus macneilii" 
  - "Gladiolus maculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus magnificus" 
  - "Gladiolus malvinus" 
  - "Gladiolus manikaensis" 
  - "Gladiolus mariae" 
  - "Gladiolus marlothii" 
  - "Gladiolus martleyi" 
  - "Gladiolus meliusculus" 
  - "Gladiolus melleri" 
  - "Gladiolus menitskyi" 
  - "Gladiolus mensensis" 
  - "Gladiolus meridionalis" 
  - "Gladiolus metallicola" 
  - "Gladiolus micranthus" 
  - "Gladiolus microcarpus" 
  - "Gladiolus microspicatus" 
  - "Gladiolus miniatus" 
  - "Gladiolus mirus" 
  - "Gladiolus monticola" 
  - "Gladiolus mosambicensis" 
  - "Gladiolus mostertiae" 
  - "Gladiolus muenzneri" 
  - "Gladiolus murgusicus" 
  - "Gladiolus murielae" 
  - "Gladiolus mutabilis" 
  - "Gladiolus negeliensis" 
  - "Gladiolus nerineoides" 
  - "Gladiolus nigromontanus" 
  - "Gladiolus nyasicus" 
  - "Gladiolus oatesii" 
  - "Gladiolus ochroleucus" 
  - "Gladiolus oliganthus" 
  - "Gladiolus oligophlebius" 
  - "Gladiolus oppositiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus orchidiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus oreocharis" 
  - "Gladiolus ornatus" 
  - "Gladiolus overbergensis" 
  - "Gladiolus palustris" 
  - "Gladiolus papilio" 
  - "Gladiolus pappei" 
  - "Gladiolus pardalinus" 
  - "Gladiolus parvulus" 
  - "Gladiolus patersoniae" 
  - "Gladiolus pauciflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus pavonia" 
  - "Gladiolus permeabilis" 
  - "Gladiolus perrieri" 
  - "Gladiolus persicus" 
  - "Gladiolus phoenix" 
  - "Gladiolus pole-evansii" 
  - "Gladiolus praecostatus" 
  - "Gladiolus pretoriensis" 
  - "Gladiolus priorii" 
  - "Gladiolus pritzelii" 
  - "Gladiolus puberulus" 
  - "Gladiolus pubigerus" 
  - "Gladiolus pulcherrimus" 
  - "Gladiolus pungens" 
  - "Gladiolus pusillus" 
  - "Gladiolus quadrangularis" 
  - "Gladiolus quadrangulus" 
  - "Gladiolus recurvus" 
  - "Gladiolus reginae" 
  - "Gladiolus rehmannii" 
  - "Gladiolus rhodanthus" 
  - "Gladiolus richardsiae" 
  - "Gladiolus robertsoniae" 
  - "Gladiolus robiliartianus" 
  - "Gladiolus rogersii" 
  - "Gladiolus roseolus" 
  - "Gladiolus roseovenosus" 
  - "Gladiolus rubellus" 
  - "Gladiolus rudis" 
  - "Gladiolus rufomarginatus" 
  - "Gladiolus rupicola" 
  - "Gladiolus saccatus" 
  - "Gladiolus salmoneicolor" 
  - "Gladiolus salteri" 
  - "Gladiolus saundersii" 
  - "Gladiolus saxatilis" 
  - "Gladiolus scabridus" 
  - "Gladiolus schweinfurthii" 
  - "Gladiolus scullyi" 
  - "Gladiolus sekukuniensis" 
  - "Gladiolus sempervirens" 
  - "Gladiolus serapiiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus serenjensis" 
  - "Gladiolus sericeovillosus" 
  - "Gladiolus serpenticola" 
  - "Gladiolus somalensis" 
  - "Gladiolus speciosus" 
  - "Gladiolus splendens" 
  - "Gladiolus stefaniae" 
  - "Gladiolus stellatus" 
  - "Gladiolus stenolobus" 
  - "Gladiolus stenosiphon" 
  - "Gladiolus stokoei" 
  - "Gladiolus subcaeruleus" 
  - "Gladiolus sudanicus" 
  - "Gladiolus sufflavus" 
  - "Gladiolus sulculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus symonsii" 
  - "Gladiolus szovitsii" 
  - "Gladiolus taubertianus" 
  - "Gladiolus tenuis" 
  - "Gladiolus teretifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus trichonemifolius" 
  - "Gladiolus triphyllus" 
  - "Gladiolus tristis" 
  - "Gladiolus tshombeanus" 
  - "Gladiolus uitenhagensis" 
  - "Gladiolus undulatus" 
  - "Gladiolus unguiculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus usambarensis" 
  - "Gladiolus uysiae" 
  - "Gladiolus vaginatus" 
  - "Gladiolus vandermerwei" 
  - "Gladiolus variegatus" 
  - "Gladiolus varius" 
  - "Gladiolus velutinus" 
  - "Gladiolus venustus" 
  - "Gladiolus verdickii" 
  - "Gladiolus vernus" 
  - "Gladiolus vigilans" 
  - "Gladiolus vinosomaculatus" 
  - "Gladiolus violaceolineatus" 
  - "Gladiolus virescens" 
  - "Gladiolus virgatus" 
  - "Gladiolus viridiflorus" 
  - "Gladiolus watermeyeri" 
  - "Gladiolus watsonioides" 
  - "Gladiolus watsonius" 
  - "Gladiolus wilsonii" 
  - "Gladiolus woodii" 
  - "Gladiolus zambesiacus" 
  - "Gladiolus zimbabweensis" 


## Dağılım ve habitat.
Doğal olarak Asya, Akdeniz Havzası, Güney Afrika ve tropikal Afrika'da yayılış gösterir. Çeşitliliğin ana merkezi Cape floral bölgesidir.