Abstract
Field studies in 28 random sites in Malta and Gozo were carried out between 2010 and 2012 to investigate Gladiolus species on the Maltese islands. The results obtained were significantly very different from the general picture of Gladiolus spp. reported for several decades for the Maltese islands, which inferred that the populations were mainly of G. italicus, with unsubstantiated records of G. byzantinus (a garden cultivar) and G. dubius (a doubtful and now unrecognized species). The results from these studies clearly show the abundant presence of G. communis, but the rather rare G. italicus, the latter not being observed in more than half the sites that have been surveyed. This paper deals with an historical account of Gladiolus spp. in Malta, an historical account and the origins of G. italicus, a taxonomic distinction between the two species confirmed from Malta and a discussion based on their seeds and origins.
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