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Romulea flava

Romulea flava, also known by its common name greenbract froetang, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.

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Romulea flava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Romulea
Species:
R. flava
Binomial name
Romulea flava
(Lam.) M.P.de Vos
Synonyms1
List
  • Bulbocodium flavum (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Ixia flava Lam.
  • Bulbocodium arenarium (Eckl.) Kuntze
  • Bulbocodium latifolium (Baker) Kuntze
  • Bulbocodium simile (Eckl.) Kuntze
  • Geissorhiza recurvifolia (Poir.) Klatt
  • Ixia bulbocodium Thunb.
  • Ixia recurva Redouté
  • Ixia recurvifolia Poir.
  • Ixia reflexa Thunb.
  • Romulea arenaria Eckl.
  • Romulea bachmannii Bég.
  • Romulea bulbocodioides Baker
  • Romulea bulbocodioides var. elongata Thunb. ex Baker
  • Romulea bulbocodioides var. latifolia (Baker) Bég.
  • Romulea bulbocodioides var. minor Bég.
  • Romulea bulbocodioides var. viridiflora Bég.
  • Romulea candida (Ten.) Ten.
  • Romulea caulescens (Ker Gawl.) Klatt
  • Romulea cruciata var. hirsuta Bég.
  • Romulea flava var. hirsuta (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea flava var. minor (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea flava var. viridiflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea latifolia Baker
  • Romulea recurva (Spreng.) Eckl.
  • Romulea reflexa Eckl.
  • Romulea rosea var. reflexa (Eckl.) Bég.
  • Romulea similis Eckl.
  • Romulea vulgaris Eckl.
  • Trichonema arenarium Steud.
  • Trichonema candidum Ten.
  • Trichonema caulescens Ker Gawl.
  • Trichonema hypoxidiflorum Salisb.
  • Trichonema latifolium Herb. ex Baker
  • Trichonema recurvifolium (Poir.) Ker Gawl.
  • Trichonema recurvum Spreng.
  • Trichonema reflexum (Eckl.) Steud.
  • Trichonema simile (Eckl.) Steud.

Romulea flava, also known by its common name greenbract froetang, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.2

The plant is native to the Cape Provinces and has been introduced into Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.1

It grows to a height of 10 to 15 cm and has flowers that are white or yellow on the outside with an inner yellow cup.3 The flowers only open on days that are warn and sunny and usually only in the afternoon.3

It has four accepted Infraspecifics :1

  • Romulea flava var. flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea flava var. minor (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea flava var. hirsuta (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
  • Romulea flava var. viridiflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
References

References

  1. "Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. M.P.de Vos. In: J. S. African Bot. 36: 306. (1970).
  3. "South African Romuleas Two | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 21 August 2022.