Iridaceae
Romulea
Romulea columnae

Romulea columnae subsp. rollii (Parl.) Marais

First published in Kew Bull. 30: 707 (1975 publ. 1976)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is NW. Africa, S. France to Türkiye (Maritime sands). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Morocco, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Romulea rollii.]
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. [Cited as Romulea columnae subsp. columnae.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • 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, E. [333] Italy K002209732 No
Forsyth-Major, C. [278C] Italy K002209734 No
Lacaita, C.C. [s.n.] Italy K002209739 No
Reverchon, E. [333] Italy K002209731 No
Stefani [s.n.] France K002209729 No
Reverchon, E. [333] Italy K002209730 No
Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.; Lacaita, C.C.; Fiori, Adr. [[1493]] Italy K002209738 No
Gandoger, M. [47] Italy K002209741 No
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [[H292-32]] France K002209735 No
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [[H292-32]] France K002209725 No
Robin, P. [s.n.] France K002209723 No
Stefani [s.n.] France K002209727 No
Battersby, C. (Dr) [s.n.] France K002209722 No
Reverchon, E. [333] Italy K002209733 No
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [[H292-32]] France K002209724 No
Reverchon, E. [370] France K002209726 No
Reverchon, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] Italy K002209736 No
Tholin, A. [s.n.] France K002209721 No
Willmott, E.A.; Reverchon, E. [370] France K002209728 No
Lacaita, C.C. [s.n.] Italy K002209740 No
Chesterman, D.D. [164] Italy K002209737 No
Rix, E.M. [1206] Greece Romulea rollii K002209743 No
Heldreich, V. [s.n.] Greece Romulea rollii K002209742 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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