Hi Andrew There is a volume of "Flora of Southern Africa" which covers Syringodea and Romulea [Vol. 7, part 2, fascicle 2] published in 1983 In it the 2 genera are revised by Miriam de Vos Ms de Vos coined the specific epithet "bifucata" at this time A quote from page 2,2: 4 under S. bifucata "a new name [S. bifucata] is given which refers, which refers, like the illegitimate epithet bicolor, to the two-coloured perianth" Ergo, the name is all about 2-coloured flowers and not about subdivided bits Regards Peter in Sydney -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of AW Sent: Wednesday, 26 March 2014 6:17 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] syringodea I checked, and I found that 'fucata' means 'colored'. Since S. bicolor is the altermative name I assume that 'S. fucata' is correct. Andrew San Diego