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Romulea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = Romulea bulbocodium 1.jpg

|image_caption = Romulea bulbocodium

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|taxon = Romulea

|authority = Maratti{{sfn|Maratti|1772}}

|type_species = Romulea bulbocodium

|type_species_authority = (L.) Sebastiani & Mauri

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|synonyms =

  • Bulbocodium Gronov. 1755 not L. 1753 nor Ludw. ex Kuntze 1891
  • Bulbocodium Ludw. ex Kuntze 1891 not L. 1753 nor Gronov. 1755
  • Ilmu Adans.
  • Spatalanthus Sweet
  • Trichonema Ker Gawl.

}}

Image:Romulea requienii.jpg

Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is found in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=324561 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{cite book |author1=Manning, John |author2=Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=91–93 |year=2008|isbn=978-0-88192-897-6}}[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Romulea Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Romulea] includes photos plus European distribution maps

Description

=Vegetative characteristics=

Species of Romulea are perennial cormous herbs.

=Generative characteristics=

The capsule fruits bear many brown, globose seeds.

Etymology

The genus name refers to the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.Romulea Maratti. (n.d.). Flora of North America. Retrieved March 18, 2024, from http://floranorthamerica.org/Romulea

Taxonomy

=Publication=

Romulea Maratti was published by Giovanni Francesco Maratti (1704-1777) in 1772. It is a conserved name.Maratti, Giovanni Francesco | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/6084-1{{cite POWO |id=20471-1 |title=Romulea Maratti |accessdate=18 March 2024}}

=Accepted species=

; Species

References

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Bibliography

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  • {{cite book |last1=Maratti |first1=Giovanni Francesco |author-link=:es:Giovanni Francesco Maratti|title=Plantarum Romuleae, et Saturniae in agro Romano existentium: specificas notas describit inventor |date=1772 |publisher=Typis Archangeli Casaletti |location=Rome |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ik0aAAAAYAAJ |language=la}}

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Category:Iridaceae genera