Narcissus romieuxii

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Narcisseae
Genus: Narcissus
Sectiones: N. sect. Bulbocodii

Species: Narcissus romieuxii
Name

Narcissus romieuxii Braun-Blanq. & Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 13: 192 (1922).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. romieuxii (Braun-Blanq. Maire) Emb. & Maire, Pl. Marocc. Nov. 6 (1929).
Heterotypic
Narcissus bulbocodium var. mesatlanticus Emb. & Maire, Pl. Marocc. Nov.: 6 (1929).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Morocco.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Braun-Blanquet, J. & Maire, R.C.J.E. 1922. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 13: 192.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Narcissus romieuxii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Narcissus romieuxii. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 06 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Narcissus romieuxii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Narcissus romieuxii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a distinctive, early-flowering daffodil with dark green rush-like foliage. The flowers have narrow perianth segments, while the trumpet is wide and flaring. It blooms in mid to late winter. There are many subspecies and cultivars, with flowers in many shades of white and yellow.[2] It originated in the Atlas Mountains region of Morocco.[2][3][4][5]

The Latin specific epithet romieuxii honours the French botanist Henri Auguste Romieux (1857-1937).[6]

Narcissus romieuxii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7][8]
Subspecies

Several varieties and subspecies have been proposed. The following three are widely accepted:[9]

Narcissus romieuxii subsp. albidus (Emb. & Maire) A.Fern.[10]
Narcissus romieuxii subsp. jacquemoudii (Fern.Casas) Zonn.[11]
Narcissus romieuxii subsp. romieuxii

References

Tropicos
Bob Mitchell. Narcissus romieuxii. Plant of the Month. January 2011. St. Andrews Botanical Garden
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Braun-Blanquet, Josias & René Maire. 1922. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 13: 192
Emberger, Marie Louis & René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire. 1929. Pl. Marocc. Nov. 6.
Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
"Narcissus romieuxii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
The Plant List
Fernandes, Abílio. 1959. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana II, 33: 113
Zonneveld, Bernardus Joannes Maria. 2008. Plant Systematics and Evolution 275(1-2): 130.