Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) Eckl. ex Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 89 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • 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?
s.coll. [2565] K002965523 Yes
s.coll. [572] South Africa K002965513 Yes
Schlechter, R. [4982] South Africa K002965529 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965538 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965537 Yes
Salter, T.M. [3581] South Africa K002965524 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [232(A)] South Africa K002965516 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5223] South Africa K002965517 Yes
s.coll. [8450a] K001733742 Yes
s.coll. [1465] South Africa K002965514 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [53] South Africa K002965540 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [20834] South Africa K002965533 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965530 Yes
Drège [8450a] South Africa K002965527 Yes
MacOwan [529] South Africa K002965528 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [176] South Africa K002965518 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K002965525 Yes
Lewis, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002965536 Yes
s.coll. [2616] South Africa K002965520 Yes
MacOwan [254] South Africa K002965521 Yes
Zeyher [5007] K002965526 Yes
Garside, S. [1065] South Africa K002965532 Yes
MacOwan [2565] K002965519 Yes
Lamb, B.P. [s.n.] South Africa K002965535 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K001733740 Yes
[P. J. E] [s.n.] South Africa K002965539 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [3282] South Africa K002965541 Yes
Tyson, W. [2454] South Africa K002965531 Yes
MacOwan [529] K001733741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001733743 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [23128] South Africa K002965512 Yes
s.coll. [2274] K002965522 Yes
s.coll. [565A] South Africa K002965515 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