Romulea longipes Schltr.
47.Romulea longipes Schltr. J. Bot. 36: 377 (1898); M. P. de Vos, J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 9: 181 (1972); Fl. S. Africa 7(2), fasc. 2: 40 (1983). — Type: Galpin 3023, South Africa, Eastern Cape, Bathurst, Port Alfred (holo-, B; iso-, PRE!). Plants 15-50 cm high, stem reaching 4-35 cm above the gro...
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Summary: | 47.Romulea longipes Schltr. J. Bot. 36: 377 (1898); M. P. de Vos, J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 9: 181 (1972); Fl. S. Africa 7(2), fasc. 2: 40 (1983). — Type: Galpin 3023, South Africa, Eastern Cape, Bathurst, Port Alfred (holo-, B; iso-, PRE!). Plants 15-50 cm high, stem reaching 4-35 cm above the ground; corm with a crescent-shaped basal ridge of fibril clusters. Leaves 3-5, lowest 2 basal, narrowly 4-grooved, 0.5-1 mm diam.; outer bracts with narrow membranous margins, inner bracts with wide, usually brownish membranous margins. Flowers cream to apricot with small markings around the yellow cup, tepals oblanceolate, 15-30 mm long; filaments 3-8 mm long; anthers 5-7 mm long. Fruiting peduncles erect or somewhat spreading. Flowering: July-Nov. Restricted to Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Romulea longipes occurs on sandy flats along the coast from Port Elizabeth to East London. It is closely allied to R . fibrosa and is distinguished from it by its cream to greenish or pale apricot flowers whereas those of R . fibrosa are magenta to pink. : Published as part of Manning, John C. & Goldblatt, Peter, 2001, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification, pp. 59-108 in Adansonia (3) (3) 23 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5180119 |
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