Biology:Romulea flava
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Romulea |
| Species: | R. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos
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Romulea flava, also known by its common name greenbract froetang, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.[2]
The plant is native to the Cape Provinces and has been introduced into Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.[1]
It grows to a height of 10 to 15 cm and has flowers that are white or yellow on the outside with an inner yellow cup.[3] The flowers only open on days that are warn and sunny and unually only in the afternoon.[3]
It has four accepted Infraspecifics :[1]
- Romulea flava var. flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea flava var. minor (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea flava var. hirsuta (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea flava var. viridiflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A440731-1.
- ↑ M.P.de Vos. In: J. S. African Bot. 36: 306. (1970).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "South African Romuleas Two | Pacific Bulb Society". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/SouthAfricanRomuleasTwo.
Wikidata ☰ Q15579389 entry
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