Author(s): D. Al-Eisawi
Article publication date: 2001-12-01
Vol. 19 No. 3 (yearly), pp. 167-169.
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Keywords
Jordan, new species, flora, Iridaceae, Crocus, Romulea
Abstract
Two new species Crocus naqabensis and Romulea petaraea, Iridaceae, are described from Jordan. Crocus naqabensis differs from the closely related to C. pallasii by having reduced tunics that are not forming a neck, white glabrous throat and chromosome number 2n = 14. Romulea petaraea has been collected from the mountains of Petra and differs from Romulea bulbocodium in flower colour, shape and insertion of perianth segments as well as in the narrower leaves and distribution that is restricted on sandy rocks. R. petraea has totally dark purple flowers that differ from R. phoenicia which has violet flowers with darker veins, yellow at the base of the throat, in addition to different habitat.