View source for Romulea ← Romulea You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Romulea |accepted_authority=Maratti |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Pl. Romul. Saturn., |place=13. 1772 |year=1772 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Iridaceae;Romulea |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Iridaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Romulea]]</div></div> |etymology=For Romulus, one of the mythical founders of Rome, the type species of the genus being common around that city |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 348, 349 |treatment_page=page 407 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, from corms.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem derivation;stem location;stem architecture;stem architecture"><b>Stems:</b> true stem aerial [subterranean and only peduncles of individual flowers aerial], simple or branched.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf quantity"><b>Leaves </b>1–several;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade architecture">blade linear, oval to terete in cross-section, 4-grooved (2 on each surface, on either side of thickened midrib) [2-grooved].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="flower architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Inflorescences </b>solitary flowers, interpreted as sessile, thus without pedicels;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="bract coloration;bract coloration;bract size;bract margin texture;bract margin texture">bracts inserted at ovary base, green or flushed with purple, unequal, outer exceeding inner, firm, inner bract margins membranous to scarious (rarely entirely scarious).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower odor;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>odorless [fragrant], actinomorphic;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="tepal fusion;tepal size;cup width;outer whorl size">tepals forming wide cup, connate into tube, subequal, outer whorl often slightly larger than inner;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="perianth-tube shape">perianth-tube funnel-shaped [or cylindric];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="stamen architecture or shape">stamens symmetrical;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="filament fusion">filaments distinct [connate];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="anther orientation;anther arrangement">anthers usually erect, contiguous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="style architecture;slender branch quantity;slender branch length">style branching opposite or beyond anthers into 3 slender branches divided for ± 1/2 length.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="capsule shape;wall texture;wall pubescence or texture"><b>Capsules </b>ovoid-oblong, walls firm, cartilaginous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape"><b>Seeds </b>many, globose;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="">seed-coat light to dark-brown, often smooth, shiny.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="seed-coat coloration;seed-coat architecture or pubescence or relief;seed-coat reflectance;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 13 or 14.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Africa;s Europe;Middle East |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Species ca. 90 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Romulea |author=Peter Goldblatt |authority=Maratti |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Iridaceae |distribution=Africa;s Europe;Middle East |introduced=true |reference=None |publication title=Pl. 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Saturn., |publication year=1772 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_836.xml |genus=Romulea |anther arrangement=contiguous |anther orientation=erect |blade architecture=4-grooved |blade shape=oval;terete |bract coloration=flushed with purple;green |bract margin texture=membranous;scarious |bract size=unequal |capsule shape=ovoid-oblong |cup width=wide |filament fusion=distinct |flower architecture=actinomorphic |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower odor=odorless |leaf quantity=1;several |outer whorl size=often slightly larger |perianth-tube shape=funnel--shaped |seed quantity=many |seed shape=globose |seed-coat architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth |seed-coat coloration=light;dark-brown |seed-coat reflectance=shiny |slender branch length=divided |slender branch quantity=3 |stamen architecture or shape=symmetrical |stem architecture=branched;simple |stem derivation=true |stem location=aerial |style architecture=branching |tepal fusion=connate |tepal size=subequal |wall pubescence or texture=cartilaginous |wall texture=firm |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb |x chromosome quantity=14;13 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Iridaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Iridaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Romulea.