Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl.

First published in Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 19 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, California, Chile Central, France, Italy, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).
  • Royman, G., Muñoz-Schick, M. & Eyzaguirre, M.T. (2009). Presencia de Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) en Chile, e invalidación de Calydorea chilensis M.Muñoz. Gayana. Botánica 66: 290-293.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Royman, G., Muñoz-Schick, M. & Eyzaguirre, M.T. (2009). Presencia de Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) en Chile, e invalidación de Calydorea chilensis M.Muñoz. Gayana. Botánica 66: 290-293.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vos de, M.P. (1983). Flora of Southern Africa 7(2; 2): i-ix, 1-76. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 Muir [4848] South Africa K000320133 Type Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] K002965750 Yes
Lojka, H. [1854] South Africa K002965748 Yes
Mauve, A.; Oliver, I. [280] South Africa K002965761 Yes
Barker, W.F. [121] South Africa K002965743 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002965751 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002965732 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [11331] South Africa K002965759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965758 Yes
s.coll. [1580] K002965733 Yes
Breda, V. [674] South Africa K002965738 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002965745 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [363] South Africa K002965736 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002965783 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1216] South Africa K002965746 Yes
Boucher, C. [2197] South Africa K002965747 Yes
Wilms, F. [3719A] K002965735 Yes
Lamb, B.P. [s.n.] South Africa K002965756 Yes
Williams, S.L. [338] South Africa K002965749 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [363] South Africa K002965742 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4332] South Africa K002965734 Yes
s.coll. [65A7] K002965757 Yes
s.coll. [1539] K002965737 Yes
s.coll. [564] K002965754 Yes
Wallich; Zeyher [1605] K002965744 Yes
Arbuthnot, I. [18763] South Africa K002965755 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [7082] South Africa K002965741 Yes
Salter, T.M. [2678] South Africa K002965731 Yes
[CBS] [s.n.] K002965740 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [5118] South Africa K002965760 Yes
Garside, S. [282] K002965739 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ixia rosea K002983022 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