Genus of flowering plants
Romulea requienii Romulea 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.[2] [3] [4]
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 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 (Bég.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea bifrons Pau - MoroccoRomulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti - SardiniaRomulea bulbocodium (L.) 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 (Lange) 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, UgandaRomulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. - CorsicaRomulea cruciata (Jacq.) Bég. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea cyrenaica Bég. - LibyaRomulea dichotoma (Thunb.) 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 ArabiaRomulea flava (Lam.) 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 (Diels) Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) 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, TunisiaRomulea lilacina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea × limbarae Bég. - Sardinia (R. ligustica × R. requienii) Romulea linaresii Parl. - Sicily, Greece, Turkey, TunisiaRomulea longipes Schltr. - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea luteiflora (M.P.de Vos) 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 (Sweet ex Steud.) 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 (Boiss. & Kotschy) 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 extinct
Romulea 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 (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) 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 (L.) 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 (Ker Gawl.) 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 (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea toximontana M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South AfricaRomulea triflora (Burm.f.) 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
