Gladiolus aurantiacus is 'n meerjarige plant wat tot die genus Gladiolus behoort. Die plant is inheems aan Gauteng, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal en Mpumalanga. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1549-15 http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437286-1