Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos

First published in J. S. African Bot. 36: 306 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Vos de, M.P. (1983). Flora of Southern Africa 7(2; 2): i-ix, 1-76. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jameson, H. (Mrs) [s.n.] South Africa K002965466 Yes
[Villette] [s.n.] South Africa K002965468 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002965480 Yes
s.coll. [1159] South Africa K002965423 No
Parker, R.N. [4215] South Africa K002965430 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4342] South Africa K002965475 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] South Africa K002965442 Yes
Garside, S. [281] South Africa K002965431 No
[J Miss] [4875] South Africa K002965435 Yes
Salter, T.M. [4645] South Africa K002965433 Yes
s.coll. [1037] South Africa K002965462 Yes
s.coll. [1304] South Africa K002965473 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [22378] South Africa K002965471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965441 Yes
s.coll. [234] K002965432 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965420 No
Lewis, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002965455 Yes
s.coll. [8503] K002965450 Yes
s.coll. [563] South Africa K002965424 Yes
s.coll. [1264] South Africa K002965472 Yes
Bean, P.A.; Viviers, M. [1704] South Africa K002965419 Yes
Moss, C.E.; Amo [10506] South Africa K002965470 Yes
s.coll. [2761] South Africa K002965422 Yes
Leipoldt, L.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002965429 Yes
s.coll. [2759] South Africa K002965417 Yes
Bolus, H. [4931] South Africa K002965467 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1158] South Africa K002965479 Yes
{Burchell} [8533] South Africa K002965434 Yes
s.coll. [2760] South Africa K002965456 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002965459 Yes
Salter, T. [329/6] South Africa K002965447 Yes
King, G.; Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] South Africa K002965481 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002965439 Yes
Salter, T.M. [998] South Africa K002965436 Yes
Merwe, P.V.D. [1117] South Africa K002965454 Yes
Salter, T.M. [2623] South Africa K002965418 Yes
Zeyher [2573] K002965426 Yes
Bolus, H. [3696] South Africa K002965452 Yes
{Burchell} [986] South Africa K002965437 Yes
Wilms, F. [3728] K002965458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965438 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4586] South Africa K002965445 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] K002965443 Yes
Williams, I.J.M. [3251] South Africa K002965478 Yes
Garside, S. [285] South Africa K002965469 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [s.n.] South Africa K002965444 Yes
{MacOwan} [255] South Africa K002965428 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965464 Yes
{Pappe} [s.n.] K002965440 Yes
Garside, S. [1037] South Africa K002965463 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [24344] South Africa K002965477 Yes
{MacOwan} [256] South Africa K002965425 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [24336] South Africa K002965476 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965449 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4302] South Africa K002965474 Yes
Wilms, F. [3730] Namibia K002965453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965427 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965465 Yes
s.coll. [2570] South Africa K002965421 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa Romulea flava var. viridiflora K000320098 Isolectotype Yes
Schlechter [8782] South Africa Romulea flava var. minor K000320097 Type Yes
Schlechter [8396] South Africa Romulea flava var. minor K000320096 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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