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	Romulea bulbocodium  (L.) SEBAST. & MAURI

Fam.: Iridaceae / Iris Fam.

Genus:  Romulea  MARATTI

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	SEBAST.:		Francesco Antonio Sebastiani (1782 - 1821), Italian botanist
	MAURI:		Ernesto Mauri (1791 - 1836), Italian botanist
	MARATTI:		Giovanni Francesco Maratti (1723 - 1777), Italian priest and botanist

Etymology:
	Romulea:		Romulus (7th century BC), founder of Rome
	bulbocodium:		bulbus = bulb, kodion = pelt: the bulb carries a rough skin

Fig. 1:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 2:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 3:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 4:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 5:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Crete, Arhanes, Jouhtas 13.2.2002

Fig. 6:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus GR Peloponnese, Strofylia Forest near Metochi-Kalogria 27.3.2013

Fig. 7:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus GR Peloponnese, Strofylia Forest near Metochi-Kalogria 27.3.2013

Fig. 8:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Croatia, Šibenik 2.4.2006

Fig. 9:  Romulea bulbocodium / Sand Crocus Croatia, Šibenik 2.4.2006

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