Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri

First published in Fl. Roman. Prodr.: 18 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. Europe to Medit. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area: 404-410. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, N. (1986). Flora Palaestina 4: 112-137. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Libya 81: 1-24. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Post, G.E. (1933). Fl. Syria, Palestine & Sinai 2: 583-604. American Press, Beirut.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 381-450. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Reverchon [s.n.] France K002209797 Yes
Kennedy, E.W.; Kennedy, R.B. [632] Spain K002209821 Yes
[Cusu] [1583] United Kingdom K002209779 Yes
{Bro. Louis Arsene} [s.n.] Jersey K002209764 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002209767 Yes
Bone [s.n.] Italy K002209840 Yes
Piccone, A. [1851] Italy K002209843 Yes
Todaro [869] Italy K002209849 Yes
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [s.n.] France K001617274 Yes
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [H292-32] France K002209792 Yes
Moyle Rogers, W. [1304] United Kingdom K002209755 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000802525 Unknown Type Material Yes
W. C. [Trevelyan] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209754 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000802524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hore, W.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209745 Yes
Arsène, L. [173] Jersey K002209784 Yes
[W. Azmitapa] [s.n.] Jersey K002209772 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Piccone, A. [1851] Italy K002209846 Yes
[Reguia] [s.n.] France K002209795 Yes
White, J.W.; Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209771 Yes
Burrough, W.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209770 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H293-23] France K002209794 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] France K002209829 Yes
Warry, W.A. [679/1] United Kingdom K002209763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002209844 Yes
Martindale, G.C. [203] Spain K002209820 Yes
{Béguinot, A.; Adr. Fiori; Pampanini, R.; Vaccari, A.} [s.n.] Italy K002209847 Yes
Miguel [s.n.] Jersey K002209775 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K002209811 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K002209806 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002209788 Yes
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [H292-32] France K001770017 Yes
[Cusu] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209765 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209748 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002209785 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K002209825 Yes
Moggridge, J.T. [s.n.] France K002209828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002209778 Yes
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [H292-32] France K002209796 Yes
Gourlie, W. [s.n.] Jersey K002209762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002209850 Yes
Jackson, A.K.; [H. B. A. Shaw] [406] Guernsey K002209768 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K002209812 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [679/1] United Kingdom K002209749 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002209834 Yes
De Heldreich, Th. [43] Greece K002209807 Yes
Maurin [s.n.] Italy K002209841 Yes
Lomax, E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209751 No
Williams, L.H. [s.n.] Jersey K002209766 Yes
Barra, A. [s.n.] Italy K000802526 Unknown Type Material Yes
frére Sennen [s.n.] Spain K002209819 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002209839 Yes
Salis, U.V. [s.n.] France K002209791 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002209798 Yes
Austwick, P.K. [s.n.] France K002209823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002209822 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [47] Greece K002209813 Yes
[Cusu] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209781 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H293-32] France K002209799 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002209802 Yes
De Heldreich, Th. [s.n.] Greece K002209810 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002209776 Yes
s.coll. [[25]] France K002209786 Yes
Parlatore [s.n.] Italy K002209851 Yes
Arsène, L. [s.n.] Jersey K002209773 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002209801 Yes
Ball, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209747 Yes
Seligman, R. [s.n.] France K002209800 Yes
Piquet, J. [s.n.] Jersey K002209769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209752 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002209777 Yes
Davis, P.H. [62] Greece K002209805 Yes
Martio [s.n.] Italy K002209838 Yes
Tenore [s.n.] Italy K002209845 Yes
Lenormand [s.n.] France K002209831 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [1478] United Kingdom K002209744 Yes
De Heldreich, Th. [43] Greece K002209808 Yes
Stogdon, J.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209750 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002209793 Yes
Todaro [871] Italy K000802528 Unknown Type Material Yes
Todaro [871] Italy K000802527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-32] France K002209803 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002209842 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [47] Greece K002209814 Yes
Todaro [869] Italy K002209848 Yes
s.coll. [H292-32] France K002209787 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [C72] France K002209790 Yes
[H. Doubleday] [s.n.] France K002209827 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [47] Greece K002209815 Yes
Billot, C. [s.n.] Germany K002209837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guernsey K002209774 Yes
Edmonds [15] United Kingdom K002209782 Yes
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002209818 Yes
W. C. [Trevely] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209746 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] K002209832 Yes
[Cusu] [1583] United Kingdom K002209780 Yes
s.coll. [1478] United Kingdom K002209783 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002209826 Yes
{Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.} [s.n.] Italy K002209836 Yes
Forsyth-Major, D. [H29232] France K002209833 Yes
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002209804 Yes
Delognes, P. [s.n.] France K002209830 Yes
s.coll. [1478] United Kingdom K002209753 Yes
Martins [s.n.] Italy K002209835 Yes
Arsène, L. [s.n.] Jersey K002209761 Yes
{Mrs. Sybil A. Clerl} [H516-22] United Kingdom K002209756 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000802523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moyle Rogers, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002209758 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [C183] France K002209789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece Trichonema columnae K002209809 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Trichonema columnae K001617399 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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