Gladiolus oatesii is 'n meerjarige plant wat tot die genus Gladiolus behoort. Die plant is inheems aan Botswana, Gauteng, Limpopo en Zimbabwe. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1549-360 http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:437686-1