Romulea
Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is found in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Species of Romulea are perennial cormous herbs.Generative characteristics
The capsule fruits bear many brown, globose seeds.Etymology
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.Taxonomy
Publication
Romulea Maratti was published by Giovanni Francesco Maratti in 1772. It is a conserved name.Accepted species
; SpeciesRomulea albiflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea albomarginata M.P.de Vos - Ceres Koue Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea antiatlantica Maire - MoroccoRomulea aquatica G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea arnaudii Moret - southeastern FranceRomulea atranda G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea austinii E.Phillips - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea autumnalis L.Bolus - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea barkerae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea biflora M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea bifrons Pau - MoroccoRomulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti - SardiniaRomulea bulbocodium Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, SudanRomulea camerooniana Baker - central + southern Africa north to Cameroon + EthiopiaRomulea cedarbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cedarberg in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea citrina Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea clusiana Nyman - Morocco, Algeria, Spain, PortugalRomulea collina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Great Britain, Canary Islands, Madeira, AzoresRomulea congoensis Bég. - Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Romulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. - CorsicaRomulea cruciata Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea cyrenaica Bég. - LibyaRomulea dichotoma Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea discifera J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea diversiformis M.P.de Vos - Sutherland in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea eburea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea elliptica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea englerii Bég. - MoroccoRomulea eximia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea fibrosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea fischeri Pax - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Socotra, Yemen, Saudi Arabia Romulea flava M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa; naturalized in AustraliaRomulea flexuosa Klatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea florentii Moret - southeastern FranceRomulea gigantea Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea gracillima Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea hallii M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea hantamensis Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea hirsuta Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea hirta Schltr. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea jugicola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea kamisensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea komsbergensis M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea leipoldtii Marais - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea ligustica Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia, Veneto, Liguria, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Romulea lilacina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea × limbarae Bég. - Sardinia Romulea linaresii Parl. - Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia Romulea longipes Schltr. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea luteiflora M.P.de Vos - Cape Province, LesothoRomulea macowanii Baker - Cape Province, Free State, LesothoRomulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea malaniae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea maroccana Bég. - MoroccoRomulea melitensis Bég. - Malta, GozoRomulea membranacea M.P.de Vos - near Middelpos in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea minutiflora Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in AustraliaRomulea monadelpha Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea montana Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea monticola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea multifida M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea multisulcata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea namaquensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea nivalis Klatt - Mount Hermon in Syria + LebanonRomulea numidica Jord. & Fourr. - Morocco, AlgeriaRomulea obscura Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia- †Romulea papyracea Wolley-Dod - Cape Province but extinctRomulea pearsonii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea penzigii Bég. - AlgeriaRomulea petraea Al-Eisawi - JordanRomulea phoenicia Mouterde - Lebanon, Syria, JordanRomulea pilosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea pratensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea pudica Baker - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea quartzicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea ramiflora Ten. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to TurkeyRomulea requienii Parl. - Corsica, SardiniaRomulea revelieri Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica, several small Italian islands in the Tyrrhenian SeaRomulea rosea Eckl. - Cape Province; naturalized in France, Chile, Australia, California, St. Helena, Tristan da CunhaRomulea rupestris J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sabulosa Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sanguinalis M.P.de Vos - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea schlechteri Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea setifolia N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sinispinosensis M.P.de Vos - Doringbaai in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sladenii M.P.de Vos - Gifberg Plateau in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea speciosa Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sphaerocarpa M.P.de Vos - Great Karoo in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea stellata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea sulphurea Bég - Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape province of South AfricaRomulea subfistulosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea syringodeoflora M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea tabularis Eckl. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea tempskyana Freyn - Cyprus, Turkey, Greek Islands, Israel, PalestineRomulea tetragona M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea tortilis Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea tortuosa Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea toximontana M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea triflora N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea tubulosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea unifolia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea vaillantii Quézel - AlgeriaRomulea villaretii Dobignard - MoroccoRomulea vinacea M.P.de Vos - Pakhuis Pass in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea viridibracteata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea vlokii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa