Romulea
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| Romulea | |
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| Romulea bulbocodium | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixioideae |
| Tribe: | Ixieae |
| Genus: | Romulea Maratti |
| Type species | |
| Romulea bulbocodium (L.) Sebastiani & Mauri |
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Romulea is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the iris family distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, and South Africa. The genus name refers to the legendary Rome founder Romulus, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.[1]
Some of the species:
- Romulea albiflora
- Romulea amoena
- Romulea atranda
- Romulea autumnalis
- Romulea bulbocodium
- Romulea citrina
- Romulea clusiana
- Romulea columnae
- Romulea crocea
- Romulea cruciata
- Romulea dichotoma
- Romulea discifera
- Romulea diversiformis
- Romulea englerii
- Romulea eximia
- Romulea flava
- Romulea gigantea
- Romulea grandiscapa
- Romulea hallii
- Romulea hantamensis
- Romulea hirsuta
- Romulea hirta
- Romulea kamisensis
- Romulea komsbergensis
- Romulea leipoldtii
- Romulea linaresii
- Romulea luteoflora
- Romulea macowanii
- Romulea membranacea
- Romulea minutiflora
- Romulea monadelpha
- Romulea montana
- Romulea monticola
- Romulea namaquensis
- Romulea nivalis
- Romulea pearsonii
- Romulea rosea
- Romulea sabulosa
- Romulea setifolia
- Romulea sladenii
- Romulea subfistulosa
- Romulea syringodeoflora
- Romulea tabularis
- Romulea tetragona
- Romulea toximontana
- Romulea tortuosa
- Romulea unifolia
- Romulea vinacea
[edit] References
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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