Romulea monticola

Manning, John C. & Goldblatt, Peter, 2001, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification, Adansonia (3) 23 (1), pp. 59-108 : 72

10. Flowers bright yellow with darker veins in the throat; fruiting peduncles suberect or curved ...................... ........................................................................................................................................ 61. R. monticola

10’. Flowers lilac to pink, apricot or white, rarely yellow but then fruiting peduncles widely spreading ........ 11

11. Leaves 3-6, 0.5-1.5 mm diam.; flowers 2 or more; anthers about as long or longer than the filaments .... 12

11’. Leaves 1 or 2, rarely 3, c. 0.5-1 mm diam.; flowers 1, rarely 2; anthers half as long as the filaments or less .... 13