Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Iridaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Romulea (3)
Epithet: clusiana (Lange) Nyman (1)
Synonyms: Bulbocodium clusianum (Lange) Kuntze, Romulea major (Schousb.) A.Marin, Trichonema clusianum Lange
clusiana => in honor of Charles de l’Écluse (Carolus Clusius) (1526–1609), Flemish doctor and pioneering botanist
clusianum => in honor of Charles de l’Écluse (Carolus Clusius) (1526–1609), Flemish doctor and pioneering botanist
major => larger than the type