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Romulea vanzyliae

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Name

Identification
Romulea vanzyliae M.P.de Vos [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Romulea subfistulosa M.P.de Vos [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Romulea subfistulosa
  • Romulea vanzyliae

Flora

Entry for Romulea vanzyliae [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 vanzyliae [family JUNCACEAE]
Information
Very closely related to R. sabulosa (no. 64) and R. subfistulosa (no. 62) and previously treated as a putative hybrid; differing from the former as follows: Leaves somewhat swollen, with rib margins often widened, up to 5 mm wide. Flowers pinkish red, each segment with a dark blotch on a pale violet zone, and below that a yellow blotch. Anthers up to 14 mm long.
Use
66. Romulea vanzyliae De Vos in Jl S. Afr. Bot. Suppl. 9: 284 (1972). Type: Cape, without locality, cult. Van Zyl in BOL 24349 (BOL, holo.!; PRE!).
Range
From the Calvinia district towards Nieuwoudtville (3119—AC), in a damp locality.

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