Romulea flava, also known by its common name greenbract froetang, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae.[2]
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| Romulea flava |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Iridaceae |
| Genus: |
Romulea |
| Species: |
R. flava |
| Binomial name |
Romulea flava
(Lam.) M.P.de Vos |
| Synonyms[1] |
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- Bulbocodium flavum (Lam.) Kuntze
- Ixia flava Lam.
- Bulbocodium arenarium (Eckl.) Kuntze
- Bulbocodium latifolium (Baker) Kuntze
- Bulbocodium simile (Eckl.) Kuntze
- Geissorhiza recurvifolia (Poir.) Klatt
- Ixia bulbocodium Thunb.
- Ixia recurva Redouté
- Ixia recurvifolia Poir.
- Ixia reflexa Thunb.
- Romulea arenaria Eckl.
- Romulea bachmannii Bég.
- Romulea bulbocodioides Baker
- Romulea bulbocodioides var. elongata Thunb. ex Baker
- Romulea bulbocodioides var. latifolia (Baker) Bég.
- Romulea bulbocodioides var. minor Bég.
- Romulea bulbocodioides var. viridiflora Bég.
- Romulea candida (Ten.) Ten.
- Romulea caulescens (Ker Gawl.) Klatt
- Romulea cruciata var. hirsuta Bég.
- Romulea flava var. hirsuta (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea flava var. minor (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea flava var. viridiflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea latifolia Baker
- Romulea recurva (Spreng.) Eckl.
- Romulea reflexa Eckl.
- Romulea rosea var. reflexa (Eckl.) Bég.
- Romulea similis Eckl.
- Romulea vulgaris Eckl.
- Trichonema arenarium Steud.
- Trichonema candidum Ten.
- Trichonema caulescens Ker Gawl.
- Trichonema hypoxidiflorum Salisb.
- Trichonema latifolium Herb. ex Baker
- Trichonema recurvifolium (Poir.) Ker Gawl.
- Trichonema recurvum Spreng.
- Trichonema reflexum (Eckl.) Steud.
- Trichonema simile (Eckl.) Steud.
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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 usually 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
