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|accepted_name=Romulea
|accepted_authority=Maratti
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Pl. Romul. Saturn.,
|place=13. 1772
|year=1772
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|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
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, from corms. <b>Stems</b>: true stem aerial [subterranean and only peduncles of individual flowers aerial], simple or branched. <b>Leaves</b> 1–several; blade linear, oval to terete in cross section, 4-grooved (2 on each surface, on either side of thickened midrib) [2-grooved]. <b>Inflorescences</b> solitary flowers, interpreted as sessile, thus without pedicels; bracts inserted at ovary base, green or flushed with purple, unequal, outer exceeding inner, firm, inner bract margins membranous to scarious (rarely entirely scarious). <b>Flowers</b> odorless [fragrant], actinomorphic; tepals forming wide cup, connate into tube, subequal, outer whorl often slightly larger than inner; perianth tube funnel-shaped [or cylindric]; stamens symmetrical; filaments distinct [connate]; anthers usually erect, contiguous; style branching opposite or beyond anthers into 3 slender branches divided for ± 1/2 length. <b>Capsules</b> ovoid-oblong, walls firm, cartilaginous. <b>Seeds</b> many, globose; seed coat light to dark brown, often smooth, shiny. <b>x</b> = 13 or 14.</span><!--

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|distribution=Africa;s Europe;Middle East.
|discussion=<p>Species ca. 90 (1 in the flora).</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=manning2001a
|text=Manning, J. C. and P. Goldblatt. 2001. A synoptic review of Romulea (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification. Adansonia, sér. 3, 23: 59–108.
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|id=vos1972a
|text=De Vos, M. P. 1972. The genus Romulea in South Africa. J. S. African Bot., suppl. 9.
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|id=vos1983a
|text=De Vos, M. P. 1983. Romulea. In: Department of Agricultural Technical Services [South Africa]. 1963+. Flora of Southern Africa.... 19+ vols. (some partial). Pretoria. Vol. 7, part 2, fasc. 2, pp. 10–73.
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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=manning2001a;vos1972a;vos1983a
|publication title=Pl. Romul. Saturn.,
|publication year=1772
|special status=
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|genus=Romulea
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