Romulea

Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.[2][3][4]

Romulea
Romulea bulbocodium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Croceae
Genus: Romulea
Maratti[1]
Type species
Romulea bulbocodium
(L.) Sebastiani & Mauri
Synonyms[2]
  • Bulbocodium Gronov. 1755 not L. 1753 nor Ludw. ex Kuntze 1891
  • Bulbocodium Ludw. ex Kuntze 1891 not L. 1753 nor Gronov. 1755
  • Ilmu Adans.
  • Spatalanthus Sweet
  • Trichonema Ker Gawl.
Romulea requienii

The genus name refers to the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.[3]

Species[2]
  • Romulea albiflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea albomarginata M.P.de Vos - Ceres Koue Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea antiatlantica Maire - Morocco
  • Romulea aquatica G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea arnaudii Moret - southeastern France
  • Romulea atranda G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea austinii E.Phillips - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea autumnalis L.Bolus - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea biflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea bifrons Pau - Morocco
  • Romulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti - Sardinia
  • Romulea bulbocodium (L.) Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Sudan
  • Romulea camerooniana Baker - central + southern Africa north to Cameroon + Ethiopia
  • Romulea cedarbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cedarberg in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea citrina Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea clusiana (Lange) Nyman - Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal
  • Romulea collina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Great Britain, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores
  • Romulea congoensis Bég. - Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Romulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica
  • Romulea cruciata (Jacq.) Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea cyrenaica Bég. - Libya
  • Romulea dichotoma (Thunb.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea discifera J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea diversiformis M.P.de Vos - Sutherland in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea eburea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea elliptica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea englerii Bég. - Morocco
  • Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea fibrosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea fischeri Pax - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Socotra, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
  • Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa; naturalized in Australia
  • Romulea flexuosa Klatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea florentii Moret - southeastern France
  • Romulea gigantea Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea gracillima Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea hallii M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea hantamensis (Diels) Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea hirta Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea jugicola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea kamisensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea komsbergensis M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea leipoldtii Marais - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea ligustica Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia, Veneto, Liguria, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • Romulea lilacina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea × limbarae Bég. - Sardinia (R. ligustica × R. requienii)
  • Romulea linaresii Parl. - Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia
  • Romulea longipes Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea luteiflora (M.P.de Vos) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province, Lesotho
  • Romulea macowanii Baker - Cape Province, Free State, Lesotho
  • Romulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea malaniae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea maroccana Bég. - Morocco
  • Romulea melitensis Bég. - Malta, Gozo
  • Romulea membranacea M.P.de Vos - near Middelpos in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea minutiflora Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
  • Romulea monadelpha (Sweet ex Steud.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea montana Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea multifida M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea multisulcata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea namaquensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea nivalis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Klatt - Mount Hermon in Syria + Lebanon
  • Romulea numidica Jord. & Fourr. - Morocco, Algeria
  • Romulea obscura Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
  • Romulea papyracea Wolley-Dod - Cape Province but extinct
  • Romulea pearsonii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea penzigii Bég. - Algeria
  • Romulea petraea Al-Eisawi - Jordan
  • Romulea phoenicia Mouterde - Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
  • Romulea pilosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea pratensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea pudica (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea quartzicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea ramiflora Ten. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
  • Romulea requienii Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia
  • Romulea revelieri Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica, several small Italian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. - Cape Province; naturalized in France, Chile, Australia, California, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha
  • Romulea rupestris J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sabulosa Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sanguinalis M.P.de Vos - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea schlechteri Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea setifolia N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de Vos - Doringbaai in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sladenii M.P.de Vos - Gifberg Plateau in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea speciosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sphaerocarpa M.P.de Vos - Great Karoo in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea stellata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea sulphurea Bég - Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape province of South Africa
  • Romulea subfistulosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea syringodeoflora M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea tabularis Eckl. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea tempskyana Freyn - Cyprus, Turkey, Greek Islands, Israel, Palestine
  • Romulea tetragona M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea tortilis Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea tortuosa (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea toximontana M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea triflora (Burm.f.) N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea tubulosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea unifolia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea vaillantii Quézel - Algeria
  • Romulea villaretii Dobignard - Morocco
  • Romulea vinacea M.P.de Vos - Pakhuis Pass in Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea viridibracteata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
  • Romulea vlokii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa

References

  1. Maratti 1772.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Romulea includes photos plus European distribution maps

Bibliography

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