Romulea columnae

Romulea columnae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Romulea
Species: Romulea columnae
Subspecies: R. c. subsp. assumptionis – R. c. subsp. columnae – R. c. subsp. grandiscapa – R. c. subsp. rollii

Name

Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri, Fl. Roman. Prodr.: 18 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ixia columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Schult., Mant. 1: 278 (1822).
  • Trichonema columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 83 (1830).
  • Bulbocodium columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 700 (1891).
  • Romulea bulbocodium subsp. columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 304 (1894).
  • Romulea parviflora Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 150 (1902), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sebastiani, F.A. & Mauri, E., 1919. Florae Romanae Prodromus exhibens centurias xii Plantarum ... 18.

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Romulea columnae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Romulea columnae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Romulea columnae. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Romulea columnae. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Romulea columnae in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31.

Vernacular names

العربية: رومولية عمودية
Cymraeg: saffrwm y twyni
فارسی: روموليه عموديه

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