Romulea rosea

Romulea rosea

Romulea rosea

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 rosea
Varietates: R. r. var. australis – R. r. var. communis – R. r. var. elegans – R. r. var. muirii – R. r. var. rosea

Name

Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 19 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia rosea L., Mant. Pl. 1: 75 (1767).
• Homotypic
  • Trichonema roseum (L.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 30: t. 1225 (1809).
  • Syringodea rosea (L.) Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 403 (1882).
  • Bulbocodium roseum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 700 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Chile Central. Continental: Antarctic Regional: Subantarctic Islands Tristan da Cunha. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. 1827. Topographisches Verzeichniss der Pflanzensammlung von C. F. Ecklon 19.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2002. Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Romulea rosea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Romulea rosea. 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 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Romulea rosea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Romulea rosea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Romulea rosea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Perdefroetang, rooiknikkertjie
English: rosy sandcrocus

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