''Romulea'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Iridaceae
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, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in
Europe
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, the
Mediterranean
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, the
Arabian Peninsula
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, and
Africa
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.
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The genus name refers to the legendary founder of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
,
Romulus
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, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.
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* '' Romulea albiflora'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '']Romulea albomarginata
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea antiatlantica'' Maire - Morocco
* '' Romulea aquatica'' G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea arnaudii'' Moret - southeastern France
* ''Romulea atranda
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea austinii'' E.Phillips - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea autumnalis
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea barkerae
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea biflora
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea bifrons
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea bocchierii
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea bulbocodium
''Romulea bulbocodium'' is one of the best-known species from the genus '' Romulea''. The plant, a member of the family Iridaceae, is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East) and Sudan. '' (L.) Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Sudan
* ''Romulea camerooniana
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea cedarbergensis
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea citrina
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea clusiana
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea collina
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea columnae
''Romulea columnae'', the sand crocus, is a herbaceous perennial in the family Iridaceae. It is a small plant, with thin narrow leaves, and small scape which has small pink, pale purple or violet pointed flowers with darker veining and a gold or ...
'' Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Great Britain, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores
* ''Romulea congoensis
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea corsica
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea cruciata'' (Jacq.) Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea cyrenaica
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea dichotoma'' (Thunb.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea discifera
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea diversiformis'' M.P.de Vos - Sutherland in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea eburea'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea eburnea'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea elliptica'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea englerii'' Bég. - Morocco
* '' Romulea eximia'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea fibrosa'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea fischeri'' Pax - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Socotra, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
* ''Romulea flava
''Romulea flava'', also known by its common name Greenbract froetang, is a species of flowering plant from the genus ''Romulea''.M.P.de Vos. In: J. S. African Bot. 36: 306. (1970).
The plant is native to the Cape Provinces and has been introduc ...
'' (Lam.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa; naturalized in Australia
* ''Romulea flexuosa
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea florentii'' Moret - southeastern France
* '' Romulea gigantea'' Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea gracillima'' Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea hallii
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel ...
'' M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea hantamensis'' (Diels) Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea hirsuta'' (Steud. ex Klatt) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea hirta'' Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea jugicola'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea kamisensis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea komsbergensis'' M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea leipoldtii'' Marais - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea ligustica'' Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia, Veneto, Liguria, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
* '' Romulea lilacina'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea × limbarae'' Bég. - Sardinia ''(R. ligustica × R. requienii)''
* '' Romulea linaresii'' Parl. - Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia
* '' Romulea longipes'' Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea lutea'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea luteiflora'' (M.P.de Vos) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province, Lesotho
* '' Romulea macowanii'' Baker - Cape Province, Free State, Lesotho
* '' Romulea maculata'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea malaniae'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea maroccana'' Bég. - Morocco
* '' Romulea melitensis'' Bég. - Malta, Gozo
* '' Romulea membranacea'' M.P.de Vos - near Middelpos in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea minutiflora'' Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
* '' Romulea monadelpha'' (Sweet ex Steud.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea montana'' Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea monticola'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea multifida'' M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea multisulcata'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea namaquensis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea nivalis'' (Boiss. & Kotschy) Klatt - Mount Hermon in Syria + Lebanon
* '' Romulea numidica'' Jord. & Fourr. - Morocco, Algeria
* '' Romulea obscura'' Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
* †'' Romulea papyracea'' Wolley-Dod - Cape Province but extinct
* '' Romulea pearsonii'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea penzigii'' Bég. - Algeria
* '' Romulea petraea'' Al-Eisawi - Jordan
* '' Romulea phoenicia'' Mouterde - Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
* '' Romulea pilosa'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea pratensis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea pudica'' (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea quartzicola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea ramiflora'' Ten. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
* '' Romulea requienii'' Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia
* '' Romulea revelieri'' Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica, several small Italian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea
* ''Romulea rosea
''Romulea rosea'' is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a small plant, usually less than 20 cm high, with grass-like leaves. The flowers, which appear in spring, are pink with a yellow throat. Common names include G ...
'' (L.) Eckl. - Cape Province; naturalized in France, Chile, Australia, California, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha
* '' Romulea rupestris'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea sabulosa'' Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* '' Romulea saldanhensis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea sanguinalis
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea saxatilis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Romulea schlechteri
''Romulea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.Romulea setifolia'' N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South Africa
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