# Romulea

Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is found in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.

## Description
### Vegetative characteristics

Species of Romulea are perennial cormous herbs.

### Generative characteristics

The capsule fruits bear many brown, globose seeds.

## Etymology

The genus name refers to the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside.

## Taxonomy
### Publication

Romulea Maratti was published by Giovanni Francesco Maratti (1704-1777) in 1772. It is a conserved name.

### Accepted species
#### Species

* Romulea albiflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea albomarginata M.P.de Vos - Ceres Koue Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea antiatlantica Maire - Morocco
* Romulea aquatica G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea arnaudii Moret - southeastern France
* Romulea atranda G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea austinii E.Phillips - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea autumnalis L.Bolus - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea biflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea bifrons Pau - Morocco
* Romulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti - Sardinia
* Romulea bulbocodium (L.) Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Sudan
* Romulea camerooniana Baker - central + southern Africa north to Cameroon + Ethiopia
* Romulea cedarbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cedarberg in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea citrina Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea clusiana (Lange) Nyman - Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal
* Romulea collina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Great Britain, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores
* Romulea congoensis Bég. - Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
* Romulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica
* Romulea cruciata (Jacq.) Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea cyrenaica Bég. - Libya
* Romulea dichotoma (Thunb.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea discifera J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea diversiformis M.P.de Vos - Sutherland in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea eburea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea elliptica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea englerii Bég. - Morocco
* Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea fibrosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea fischeri Pax - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Socotra, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
* Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa; naturalized in Australia
* Romulea flexuosa Klatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea florentii Moret - southeastern France
* Romulea gigantea Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea gracillima Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea hallii M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea hantamensis (Diels) Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea hirta Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea jugicola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea kamisensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea komsbergensis M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea leipoldtii Marais - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea ligustica Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia, Veneto, Liguria, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
* Romulea lilacina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea × limbarae Bég. - Sardinia (R. ligustica × R. requienii)
* Romulea linaresii Parl. - Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia
* Romulea longipes Schltr. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea luteiflora (M.P.de Vos) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province, Lesotho
* Romulea macowanii Baker - Cape Province, Free State, Lesotho
* Romulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea malaniae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea maroccana Bég. - Morocco
* Romulea melitensis Bég. - Malta, Gozo
* Romulea membranacea M.P.de Vos - near Middelpos in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea minutiflora Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
* Romulea monadelpha (Sweet ex Steud.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea montana Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea multifida M.P.de Vos - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea multisulcata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea namaquensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea nivalis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Klatt - Mount Hermon in Syria + Lebanon
* Romulea numidica Jord. & Fourr. - Morocco, Algeria
* Romulea obscura Klatt - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
* †Romulea papyracea Wolley-Dod - Cape Province but extinct
* Romulea pearsonii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea penzigii Bég. - Algeria
* Romulea petraea Al-Eisawi - Jordan
* Romulea phoenicia Mouterde - Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
* Romulea pilosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea pratensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea pudica (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea quartzicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea ramiflora Ten. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
* Romulea requienii Parl. - Corsica, Sardinia
* Romulea revelieri Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica, several small Italian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea
* Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. - Cape Province; naturalized in France, Chile, Australia, California, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha
* Romulea rupestris J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sabulosa Schltr. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sanguinalis M.P.de Vos - Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea schlechteri Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea setifolia N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de Vos - Doringbaai in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sladenii M.P.de Vos - Gifberg Plateau in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea speciosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sphaerocarpa M.P.de Vos - Great Karoo in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea stellata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea sulphurea Bég - Pakhuis Mountains, Western Cape province of South Africa
* Romulea subfistulosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea syringodeoflora M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea tabularis Eckl. ex Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea tempskyana Freyn - Cyprus, Turkey, Greek Islands, Israel, Palestine
* Romulea tetragona M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea tortilis Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea tortuosa (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea toximontana M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea triflora (Burm.f.) N.E.Br. - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea tubulosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea unifolia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea vaillantii Quézel - Algeria
* Romulea villaretii Dobignard - Morocco
* Romulea vinacea M.P.de Vos - Pakhuis Pass in Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea viridibracteata M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa
* Romulea vlokii M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa