Romulea vanzyliaeM.P.de Vos [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Romulea subfistulosaM.P.de Vos [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Romulea subfistulosa
Romulea vanzyliae
Flora
Entry for Romulea subfistulosa [family JUNCACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Romulea subfistulosa [family JUNCACEAE]
Information
Plants 120-250 mm long. Corm with curved basal teeth. Stem short or sometimes up to 90 mm long, hidden. Leaves somewhat swollen, arcuate or suberect, 100—250 x 1,5—5 mm, the rib margins often widened into 8 narrow longitudinal wings or ridges. Peduncles 50—150 mm long. Bracts green, outer with narrow membranous margins, inner with wider, minutely speckled, coÂlourless membranous margins and small tips. Flowers 30—60 mm long, shiny carmine-rose, with a reddish black blotch on each segment, cup yellow with 6 dark lines, outer segments yellowish on the backs with 5—7 longitudinal lines and fine feathered veining. Perianth tube cup-shaped, 3—5,5 mm long; segments shortly oblanceolate, 25-50 x 10-17 mm. Filaments free, 4-6 mm, purple or yellow; anthers 8—11 mm long, bright yellow. Style 9—12 mm long.
Habitat
Distinguished from R. sabulosa (no. 64) in its wide, almost fistulose leaves with wide stomatiferous grooves and in the colouring of the flowers. Herbarium specimens may be confused with R. atrandra (no. 48) but are distinguished by two-keeled inner bracts with two stronger veins and membranous margins narrowing suddenly to a very small scarious tip, and by peduncles which do not coil up in the fruiting stage.
Use
62. Romulea subfistulosa De Vos in Ann. Univ. Stell. 28A, 3: 66, fig. 3 (1952); in Jl S. Afr. Bot. Suppl. 9: 275, fig. 1 (1972). Type: Cape, near Sutherland, Joubert & De Vos 1585 (STE, holo.!).
Range
Found in the Sutherland district and towards Middelpos in the Calvinia district on the Groot Roggeveld plateau (3320-AA, BC; 3221-AA).
