Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea congoensis Bég.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 15: 215 (1938)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Rwanda. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bég. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 15: 215 (1938).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 66 (1957).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [5251] Rwanda K002965225 Yes
de Hitte [1987] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002965224 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Hedberg, O. [1784] Kenya Romulea keniensis K000320144 Type Yes
Williams, G.R. [6421] Kenya Romulea keniensis K000333411 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4411] Kenya Romulea keniensis K000333410 Yes
Allt, G. [17] Kenya Romulea keniensis K000333414 Yes
Allt, G. [65] Kenya Romulea keniensis K000333413 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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