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Genus: Romulea Life
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> Family: Iridaceae
About 88 species (77 in southern Africa,
especially diverse in winter rainfall area), found from southern Africa through
to Europe, Middle East and Canary Islands.
Romulea rosea, photographed in coastal fynbos,
Kleinmond Nature Reserve (Western Cape, South Africa). |
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Flowers are mainly pollinated by bees foraging for pollen
(Goldblatt & Manning 2000).
Publications
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De Vos, M.P. 1972. The genus Romulea in
South Africa. Journal of South African Botany, Suppl. Vol. 9.
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De Vos, M.P. 1983. Syringodea, Romulea.
Flora of southern Africa 7.2, fasicle 2: 1-76.
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Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. 2000.
Iridaceae. In: In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 623-638.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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