Romulea hirta

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

9. Basal leaves 4-winged and H-shaped in section, with two wide lateral grooves and a strong vein up the middle of each groove; flowers pale yellow .............................................................................. 62. R. hirta

9’. Basal leaves narrowly 4-grooved, without an evident vein up the middle of the grooves .......................... 10