Crocus lycius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Nudiscapus
Series: C. ser. Reticulati
Species: Crocus lycius

Name

Crocus lycius (B.Mathew) Rukšāns, Int. Rock Gard. 64: [16]. 2015.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus cancellatus subsp. lycius B.Mathew, Crocus: 69 (1982).
    • Typus: Turkey, Antalya Province, between Korkuteli and Elmali, 7 November 1976, T. Baytop ISTE 36256 (Holotypus: K, isotypus: ISTE).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rukšāns, J. 2015. Some New Crocus Taxa (Iridaceae) from Western Turkey and East Aegean Islands. International Rock Gardener 64: 2–36. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mathew, B.F. 1982. The Crocus. A revision of the genus Crocus (Iridacae). London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 127 pp. + 96 plates. ISBN 0-7134-3390-6. Reference page. 
• Rukšāns, J. 2017. The World of Crocuses. 568 pp. The Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga. ISBN 978-9934-19-125-1. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Crocus lycius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Crocus lycius. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus lycius. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus lycius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page.