Iridaceae
Romulea

Romulea camerooniana Baker

First published in J. Bot. 14: 236 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, S. Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, second edition 3: i-vi, 1-276. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in J. Bot. 14: 236 (1876).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 345 (1898).
  • Baker in Journal of Botany 14: 236 (1876)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 65 (1993).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 139 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Thomas, D.W. [9344] Cameroon K000011650 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Tekwe, C. [302] Cameroon K000011651 Yes
Cheek, M. [3660a] Cameroon K000085050 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [19] Cameroon K000320076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash, J. [2936] Ethiopia K002965226 Yes
Mann, G. [2135] Cameroon K000320077 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2771] Zambia K001636746 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Vollesen, K. [4262] Ethiopia K002965227 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6741] Burundi Romulea campanuloides K002965222 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [845] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965214 Yes
s.coll. [5123] Burundi Romulea campanuloides K002965223 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [s.n.] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965219 Yes
Ujor, E. [29967] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965215 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14282] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965217 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8095] Tanzania Romulea campanuloides K:SPC-27218.000 No
De Witte, G.D. [2310] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Romulea campanuloides K002965221 Yes
Polunin, N. [s.n.] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965218 Yes
Volkens, G. [782] Tanzania Romulea campanuloides K000320145 Type Yes
Brunt, M. [791] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965220 Yes
Saxer, A. [85] Cameroon Romulea campanuloides K002965216 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0