Romulea flava

Romulea flava

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 flava
Varieties: R. f. var. flava – R. f. var. hirsuta – R. f. var. minor – R. f. var. viridiflora

Name

Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos, 1970

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia flava Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 109 (1791).
• Homotypic
  • Bulbocodium flavum (Lam.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 700 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Vos, M.P. 1970. J. S. African Bot. 36: 306

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Romulea flava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Romulea flava. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Romulea flava. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Romulea flava. Published online. Accessed: Feb 04 2022.

Vernacular names

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