Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa. The genus name refers to the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, and alludes to the abundance of one of the species in the Roman countryside. Species Romulea albiflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea albomarginata M.P.de Vos - Ceres Koue Bokkeveld in Cape Province of South Africa Romulea antiatlantica Maire - Morocco Romulea aquatica G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea arnaudii Moret - southeastern France Romulea atranda G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea austinii E.Phillips - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea autumnalis L.Bolus - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea biflora (Bég.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea bifrons Pau - Morocco Romulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti - Sardinia Romulea bulbocodium (L.) Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Sudan Romulea camerooniana Baker - central + southern Africa north to Cameroon + Ethiopia Romulea cedarbergensis M.P.de Vos - Cedarberg in Cape Province of South Africa Romulea citrina Baker - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea clusiana (Lange) Nyman - Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal Romulea collina J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Hantamsberg in Cape Province of South Africa Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri - Mediterranean region from Morocco + Portugal to Syria, Great Britain, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores Romulea congoensis Bég. - Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Romulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. - Corsica Romulea cruciata (Jacq.) Bég. - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea cyrenaica Bég. - Libya Romulea dichotoma (Thunb.) Baker - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea discifera J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea diversiformis M.P.de Vos - Sutherland in Cape Province of South Africa Romulea eburea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Roggeveld Escarpment in Cape Province of South Africa Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea elliptica M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea englerii Bég. - Morocco Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea fibrosa M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South Africa Romulea fischeri Pax - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Socotra, Yemen, Saudi Arabia Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos - Cape Province of South