We currently have two genera as noted. I can't find genus Gladiola noted in any of the taxon databases while Gladiolus is noted in them all. Is Gladiola the common name for genus Gladiolus??

http://garden.org/plants/searc...
http://garden.org/plants/search/text.php?q=gladiola

Edit: Wrong link for genus Gladiola: http://garden.org/plants/brows...

Here are the two side by side. Makes it pretty obvious.

And why is it spelled "Gladioluss" on this page?

The Database

Off hand, I'd say somebody's "s" key sticks.

I don't know the status on Gladiola or why we have it. As for the misspelling on the gladiolus database, I fixed that.

I don't see genus Gladiola in other DB's though. Is this a magi-scriptable fix if genus Gladiola turns out to be wrong?

Yes, it sure is. Just give me the specific instruction you want me to do and I'll script it. I would have done it before but I don't know exactly the right course of action.

OK. Will ponder and research a bit more.

Gladiola is sometimes used as the plural form of Gladiolus (when Gladiolus is used as a common name), but I don't think there is any basis for listing it as a scientific name.

I agree. I've never seen the term "Gladiola" used except informally, and generally as a plural "Gladiolas."

No such genus as Gladiola. And seems to be used only in US

So the ultimate goal is to keep genus Gladiolus and eliminate genus Gladiola from the database.
Currently there are no entries for Gladiola or Gladiolus in the Duplicate plant list.

Dave can you,

1. Change all entries with genus name Gladiola to genus name Gladiolus.
while
2. Preventing the creation of duplicates.
then
3. Delete any remaining entries with genus name Gladiola.

Perfectly proposed, thank you!

The following plants had their genus changed to Gladiolus:

(Gladiola punctatus var. autumnalis)
(Gladiola inflatus subsp. intermedius)
(Gladiola inflatus subsp. inflatus)
(Gladiola illyicus)
(Gladiola floribundus subsp. rudis)
(Gladiola floribundus subsp. miniatus)
(Gladiola floribundus subsp. milleri)
(Gladiola floribundus subsp. fasciatus)
(Gladiola floribundus subsp. floribundus)
(Gladiola cumonius)
(Gladiola vittatus)
(Gladiola violaceo-lineatus)
(Gladiola sulcatus)
(Gladiola robustus)
(Gladiola robertsaniae)
(Gladiola puligerus)
(Gladiola pillansii var.roseus)
(Gladiola pillansii)
(Gladiola paludosus)
(Gladiola pallidus)
(Gladiola melisculus)
(Gladiola lateniensis)
(Gladiola kamieshergenis)
(Gladiola jonquilliodorus)
(Gladiola fredericii)
(Gladiola equirtans)
(Gladiola candidus var. alatus)
(Gladiola emilae)
(Gladiola deserticola)
(Gladiola debeersii)
(Gladiola chevalieranus)
Large Pink Afrikaner (Gladiola carophyllaceus)
(Gladiola camilae)
(Gladiola caerulens)
(Gladiola brevifolius var. robustus)
(Gladiola brevifolius var. obscurus)
(Gladiola brevifolius var. minor)
(Gladiola brachyllus)
(Gladiola brachyandrus)
Flames (Gladiola bonae-spei)
(Gladiola watsonioides var. minor)
(Gladiola varius var. micranthus)
(Gladiola tristis var. concolor)
(Gladiola tristis var. tritis)
(Gladiola nigromontananus)
(Gladiola mortonius)
(Gladiola mircospicatus)
(Gladiola imbricatus var. galiciensis)
(Gladiola imbricatus var. crispiflorus)
(Gladiola illyicus var. reuteri)
(Gladiola illyicus var. areuteri)
(Gladiola illyicus var. anatolicus)
(Gladiola ecklonii subsp. vino-maculatus)
(Gladiola ecklonii subsp. rehmannii)
(Gladiola candidus var. candidus)
(Gladiola ackermanii)
(Gladiola '457')
(Gladiola 'Advance')
(Gladiola 'Alex the Great')
(Gladiola 'Amanda Mahy')
(Gladiola 'Applause')
(Gladiola 'Bridesmaid')
(Gladiola 'Brilliance')
Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Candy Stripe')
(Gladiola 'Casa Blanca')
Butterfly Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Chartres')
(Gladiola 'Chit-Chat')
(Gladiola 'Christabel')
(Gladiola 'Dynamite II')
(Gladiola 'Ebony Beauty')
(Gladiola 'Esta Bonita')
(Gladiola 'Fiesta')
(Gladiola 'Flora Red')
(Gladiola 'Fudge')
(Gladiola 'Fun Time')
(Gladiola 'Gloriosa')
(Gladiola 'Guernsey Glory')
(Gladiola 'Hocus Pocus')
Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Hot Sauce')
(Gladiola 'Hunting Song')
(Gladiola 'Joyce')
(Gladiola 'Key Largo')
(Gladiola 'La Lolla')
(Gladiola 'Lady Godiva')
(Gladiola 'Lucky Number')
(Gladiola 'Mascagni')
(Gladiola 'Minuet')
Butterfly Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Mme Butterfly')
Butterfly Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Mykonos')
Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Nymph')
(Gladiola 'Old Spice')
(Gladiola 'Olympic Flame')
(Gladiola 'Pegasus')
(Gladiola 'Pink Event')
(Gladiola 'Pink Pastel')
(Gladiola 'Princess Lea')
(Gladiola 'Red Majesty')
(Gladiola 'Red Sensation')
(Gladiola 'Red Star')
(Gladiola 'Ripple')
Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Robineau')
(Gladiola 'Rose Surpreme')
(Gladiola 'San Remo')
(Gladiola 'Spic & Span')
(Gladiola 'The Bride')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Aphrodite')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Fiesta')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Ice Cream')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Perseus')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Richmond')
(Gladiola 'Tiny Tot Safari')
(Gladiola 'Vesuvius')
(Gladiola 'Victor Borge')
(Gladiola 'Wine & Roses')
(Gladiola murielae 'Zwanenburg')

The list below contains "Gladiola" plants that already had a duplicate version in the database. Consequently, I have deleted each plant shown below:

(Gladiola zimbabweensis) (ID: 502389)
(Gladiola punctatus) (ID: 238618)
(Gladiola pritzelii) (ID: 238619)
(Gladiola priorii) (ID: 238620)
(Gladiola papilio) (ID: 238621)
(Gladiola palustris) (ID: 238622)
Pink Bell (Gladiola ornatus) (ID: 238623)
(Gladiola orchidiflorus) (ID: 238624)
Transkei Gladiolus (Gladiola oppositiflorus) (ID: 238625)
(Gladiola odoratus) (ID: 238626)
(Gladiola ochroleucus) (ID: 238627)
(Gladiola nerineoides) (ID: 238628)
Small Brown Afrikaner (Gladiola maculatus) (ID: 238629)
Large Brown Afrikaner (Gladiola liliaceus) (ID: 238630)
Field Gladiolus (Gladiola italicus) (ID: 238631)
Tulbagh Bell (Gladiola inflatus) (ID: 238634)
(Gladiola imbricatus) (ID: 238635)
Flames (Gladiola huttonii) (ID: 238637)
(Gladiola gracilis) (ID: 238638)
(Gladiola garnieri) (ID: 238639)
(Gladiola floribundus) (ID: 238645)
(Gladiola equitans) (ID: 238646)
Painted Lady (Gladiola debilis) (ID: 238647)
Parrot Lily (Gladiola dalenii) (ID: 238648)
Red Gladiolus (Gladiola cruentus) (ID: 238650)
(Gladiola watsonioides) (ID: 238927)
(Gladiola watermeyeri) (ID: 238928)
(Gladiola virescens) (ID: 238929)
(Gladiola vigilans) (ID: 238930)
(Gladiola varius) (ID: 238931)
(Gladiola undulatus) (ID: 238932)
Marsh Afrikaner (Gladiola tristis) (ID: 238933)
(Gladiola tenellus) (ID: 238934)
(Gladiola stellatus) (ID: 238935)
(Gladiola stefaniae) (ID: 238936)
(Gladiola splendens) (ID: 238937)
(Gladiola sericeovillosus) (ID: 238938)
Cliff Gladiolus (Gladiola sempervirens) (ID: 238939)
(Gladiola scullyi) (ID: 238940)
(Gladiola schweinfurthii) (ID: 238941)
(Gladiola saundersii) (ID: 238942)
(Gladiola saccatus) (ID: 238943)
Riversdale Bluebell (Gladiola rogersii) (ID: 238944)
(Gladiola quadrangularis) (ID: 238945)
(Gladiola quadrangulus) (ID: 238946)
(Gladiola recurvus) (ID: 238947)
(Gladiola zambesiacus) (ID: 502390)
(Gladiola woodii) (ID: 502391)
(Gladiola wilsonii) (ID: 502392)
(Gladiola watsonius) (ID: 502393)
(Gladiola viridiflorus) (ID: 502395)
(Gladiola vernus) (ID: 502397)
(Gladiola vandermerwei) (ID: 502398)
(Gladiola vaginatus) (ID: 502399)
(Gladiola uysiae) (ID: 502400)
(Gladiola unguiculatus) (ID: 502401)
(Gladiola uitenhagensis) (ID: 502402)
(Gladiola tshombeanus) (ID: 502403)
(Gladiola triphyllus) (ID: 502404)
(Gladiola trichonemifolius) (ID: 502405)
(Gladiola teretifolius) (ID: 502406)
(Gladiola taubertianus) (ID: 502407)
(Gladiola symonsii) (ID: 502408)
(Gladiola sufflavus) (ID: 502410)
(Gladiola sudanicus) (ID: 502411)
(Gladiola subcaeruleus) (ID: 502412)
(Gladiola stokoei) (ID: 502413)
(Gladiola stenosiphon) (ID: 502414)
(Gladiola stenolobus) (ID: 502415)
(Gladiola serpenticola) (ID: 502416)
(Gladiola serenjensis) (ID: 502417)
(Gladiola serapiiflorus) (ID: 502418)
(Gladiola scabridus) (ID: 502419)
(Gladiola salteri) (ID: 502420)
(Gladiola salmoneicolor) (ID: 502421)
(Gladiola rupicola) (ID: 502422)
(Gladiola roseovenosus) (ID: 502423)
(Gladiola roseolus) (ID: 502424)
(Gladiola robiliartianus) (ID: 502426)
(Gladiola richardsiae) (ID: 502428)
(Gladiola pusillus) (ID: 502429)
(Gladiola pungens) (ID: 502430)
(Gladiola pulcherrimus) (ID: 502432)
(Gladiola puberulus) (ID: 502433)
(Gladiola pretoriensis) (ID: 502434)
(Gladiola praecostatus) (ID: 502435)
(Gladiola phoenix) (ID: 502438)
(Gladiola persicus) (ID: 502439)
Small Afrikaner (Gladiola permeabilis) (ID: 502440)
(Gladiola pavonia) (ID: 502441)
(Gladiola pauciflorus) (ID: 502442)
(Gladiola patersoniae) (ID: 502443)
(Gladiola pardalinus) (ID: 502444)
(Gladiola pappei) (ID: 502445)
(Gladiola overbergensis) (ID: 502448)
(Gladiola oreocharis) (ID: 502449)
(Gladiola oligophlebius) (ID: 502450)
(Gladiola oliganthus) (ID: 502451)
(Gladiola meridionalis) (ID: 502452)
(Gladiola mensensis) (ID: 502453)
(Gladiola melleri) (ID: 502454)
(Gladiola martleyi) (ID: 502456)
(Gladiola marlothii) (ID: 502457)
(Gladiola manikaensis) (ID: 502458)
(Gladiola malvinus) (ID: 502459)
(Gladiola magnificus) (ID: 502460)
(Gladiola macneilii) (ID: 502461)
(Gladiola lundaensis) (ID: 502462)
(Gladiola loteniensis) (ID: 502463)
(Gladiola longispathaceus) (ID: 502465)
(Gladiola longicollis) (ID: 502466)
(Gladiola lithicola) (ID: 502467)
(Gladiola linearifolius) (ID: 502468)
(Gladiola leptosiphon) (ID: 502469)
(Gladiola leonensis) (ID: 502470)
(Gladiola ledoctei) (ID: 502471)
(Gladiola laxiflorus) (ID: 502472)
(Gladiola lapeirousioides) (ID: 502473)
(Gladiola kotschyanus) (ID: 502474)
(Gladiola juncifolius) (ID: 502476)
(Gladiola iroensis) (ID: 502478)
(Gladiola involutus) (ID: 502479)
(Gladiola intonsus) (ID: 502480)
(Gladiola insolens) (ID: 502481)
(Gladiola inflexus) (ID: 502482)
(Gladiola inandensis) (ID: 502483)
(Gladiola hyalinus) (ID: 502484)
(Gladiola huillensis) (ID: 502485)
(Gladiola horombensis) (ID: 502486)
(Gladiola hollandii) (ID: 502487)
(Gladiola hirsutus) (ID: 502488)
(Gladiola harmsianus) (ID: 502489)
(Gladiola halophilus) (ID: 502490)
(Gladiola guthriei) (ID: 502491)
(Gladiola gunnisii) (ID: 502492)
(Gladiola gueinzii) (ID: 502493)
(Gladiola griseus) (ID: 502494)
(Gladiola gregarius) (ID: 502495)
(Gladiola grantii) (ID: 502496)
(Gladiola grandiflorus) (ID: 502497)
(Gladiola gracillimus) (ID: 502498)
(Gladiola geardii) (ID: 502499)
(Gladiola fourcadei) (ID: 502501)
(Gladiola flavoviridis) (ID: 502502)
(Gladiola flanaganii) (ID: 502503)
(Gladiola filiformis) (ID: 502504)
(Gladiola ferrugineus) (ID: 502505)
(Gladiola fenestratus) (ID: 502506)
(Gladiola exilis) (ID: 502507)
(Gladiola erectiflorus) (ID: 502508)
(Gladiola engysiphon) (ID: 502510)
(Gladiola ecklonii) (ID: 502513)
(Gladiola dolomiticus) (ID: 502514)
(Gladiola dichrous) (ID: 502515)
(Gladiola densiflorus) (ID: 502517)
(Gladiola delpierrei) (ID: 502518)
(Gladiola decoratus) (ID: 502519)
(Gladiola cylindraceus) (ID: 502521)
(Gladiola curtilimbus) (ID: 502522)
(Gladiola curtifolius) (ID: 502523)
(Gladiola crispulatus) (ID: 502524)
(Gladiola crassifolius) (ID: 502525)
(Gladiola comptonii) (ID: 502526)
Saint John's Lily (Gladiola communis) (ID: 502527)
(Gladiola chelamontanus) (ID: 502529)
(Gladiola ceresianus) (ID: 502530)
(Gladiola cataractarum) (ID: 502531)
Painted Lady (Gladiola carneus) (ID: 502533)
Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus (Gladiola carmineus) (ID: 502534)
Mauve Afrikaner (Gladiola carinatus) (ID: 502535)
Blue Afrikaner (Gladiola cardinalis) (ID: 502536)
(Gladiola candidus) (ID: 502537)
(Gladiola canaliculatus) (ID: 502538)
(Gladiola calcicola) (ID: 502540)
(Gladiola calcaratus) (ID: 502541)
Caledon Bluebell (Gladiola bullatus) (ID: 502543)
(Gladiola buckerveldii) (ID: 502544)
(Gladiola brevitubus) (ID: 502545)
(Gladiola brevifolius) (ID: 502549)
(Gladiola boranensis) (ID: 502552)
(Gladiola bojeri) (ID: 502554)
(Gladiola blommesteinii) (ID: 502555)
(Gladiola bilineatus) (ID: 502556)
(Gladiola benguellensis) (ID: 502557)
(Gladiola bellus) (ID: 502558)
(Gladiola balensis) (ID: 502559)
Golden Gladiolus (Gladiola aureus) (ID: 502560)
(Gladiola aurantiacus) (ID: 502561)
(Gladiola atroviolaceus) (ID: 502562)
(Gladiola atropurpureus) (ID: 502563)
(Gladiola atropictus) (ID: 502564)
(Gladiola arcuatus) (ID: 502565)
(Gladiola aquamontanus) (ID: 502566)
(Gladiola appendiculatus) (ID: 502567)
(Gladiola antakiensis) (ID: 502568)
Long-Tubed Painted Lady (Gladiola angustus) (ID: 502569)
(Gladiola amplifolius) (ID: 502570)
(Gladiola albens) (ID: 502571)
(Gladiola alatus) (ID: 502572)
(Gladiola aequinoctialis) (ID: 502573)
(Gladiola acuminatus) (ID: 502574)
(Gladiola actinomorphanthus) (ID: 502575)
Sword Lily (Gladiola) (ID: 502576)
(Gladiola abyssinicus) (ID: 502577)
(Gladiola abbreviatus) (ID: 502578)
(Gladiola sericeovillosus subsp. calvatus) (ID: 502652)
(Gladiola permeabilis subsp. edulis) (ID: 502653)
(Gladiola oppositiflorus subsp. salmoneus) (ID: 502654)
(Gladiola oatesii) (ID: 502655)
(Gladiola nyasicus) (ID: 502656)
(Gladiola negeliensis) (ID: 502658)
(Gladiola mutabilis) (ID: 502659)
(Gladiola murielae) (ID: 502661)
(Gladiola muenzneri) (ID: 502662)
(Gladiola mostertiae) (ID: 502663)
(Gladiola monticola) (ID: 502665)
(Gladiola mirus) (ID: 502666)
(Gladiola microcarpus) (ID: 502668)
(Gladiola elliotii) (ID: 502676)
(Gladiola 'Alaska') (ID: 538461)
(Gladiola 'Amsterdam') (ID: 239278)
(Gladiola 'Apollo') (ID: 239270)
(Gladiola 'Atlantis') (ID: 239268)
Hardy Gladiolus (Gladiola dalenii 'Atom') (ID: 243674)
(Gladiola 'Blue Conqueror') (ID: 239114)
(Gladiola 'Charm') (ID: 238925)
(Gladiola 'Comet') (ID: 239287)
(Gladiola 'Drama') (ID: 239271)
(Gladiola 'Elvira') (ID: 239292)
(Gladiola 'Espresso') (ID: 538472)
(Gladiola 'Fidelio') (ID: 239111)
(Gladiola 'Finishing Touch') (ID: 538445)
(Gladiola 'Firestorm') (ID: 239262)
Butterfly Gladiolus (Gladiola 'Georgette') (ID: 238920)
(Gladiola 'Good News') (ID: 538457)
(Gladiola 'Green Star') (ID: 538512)
(Gladiola 'Green Woodpecker') (ID: 239552)
(Gladiola 'Hastings') (ID: 239281)
(Gladiola 'Holland Pearl') (ID: 239264)
(Gladiola 'Impressive') (ID: 239290)
(Gladiola 'Inca Queen') (ID: 239273)
(Gladiola 'Jacksonville Gold') (ID: 239108)
(Gladiola 'Jester') (ID: 239258)
(Gladiola 'Jubilee') (ID: 538444)
(Gladiola 'Leonora') (ID: 239282)
(Gladiola 'Matchpoint') (ID: 538469)
(Gladiola 'Mr. Fox') (ID: 239267)
(Gladiola 'Natty') (ID: 239261)
(Gladiola 'Oscar') (ID: 538467)
(Gladiola 'Parade') (ID: 239275)
(Gladiola 'Peter Pears') (ID: 538442)
(Gladiola 'Peter Pears') (ID: 538443)
(Gladiola 'Pink Dream') (ID: 538454)
(Gladiola 'Plum Tart') (ID: 538483)
(Gladiola 'Plum Tart') (ID: 538484)
(Gladiola 'Plum Tart') (ID: 538485)
(Gladiola 'Prime Time') (ID: 239272)
(Gladiola 'Priscilla') (ID: 538517)
(Gladiola 'Rapid Red') (ID: 538466)
(Gladiola 'Robinetta') (ID: 239285)
(Gladiola 'Rutherford') (ID: 239280)
(Gladiola 'Silver Jubilee') (ID: 239276)
(Gladiola 'Small Wonder') (ID: 239263)
(Gladiola 'Sun Kissed') (ID: 538441)
(Gladiola 'Tampico') (ID: 538447)
(Gladiola 'Traderhorn') (ID: 538463)
(Gladiola 'White City') (ID: 239284)
(Gladiola 'White Friendship') (ID: 239103)
(Gladiola 'White Prosperity') (ID: 538459)
(Gladiola 'Windsong') (ID: 538518)

The scripting wand strikes again. Thanks Dave.

It looks to me as though plants are still being added as "Gladiola," such as this one, which probably also has a misspelled cultivar name (Could it really be "Surpreme"?):

http://garden.org/plants/searc...

On June 23rd, dozens were added, as you can see from this listing of recent plants added (if you have the same detente position as mine, they'll be visible at the bottom of page 3 and the top of page 4), and they're still in the database as "Gladiola":

http://garden.org/plants/brows...

Am I missing something here?

Nice catch,

edit:
Glitch maybe? Edit plant name- shows correct genus Gladiolus. Approve w/out change, displays properly.
ex. 'Alex the Great' (noted in genus change list above) Gladiola (Gladiolus 'Alex the Great')

Yes, the plant was changed correctly but the display name wasn't updated for some reason. I'll go through and update all the display names right now and let's see if that finds them all.

Ok, I've updated the display names and that should have resolved the issue for sure. Thanks for your help!