Crocus abracteolus

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
Species: Crocus abracteolus

Name

Crocus abracteolus Kernd. & Pasche, Stapfia 99: 147 (2013).

• Type: Turkey: Cilician Taurus, Mersin Province, Bolkar Dağlar, 2100–2400 m. 19 Mar 2010. H. Kerndorff & E. Pasche HKEP 1040. (Holotype: GAT 7169).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Kerndorff, H., Pasche, E., Blattner, F. & Harpke, D. 2013. Fourteen New Species of Crocus (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) from West, South-West and South-Central Turkey. Stapfia 99: 145–158. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 2025. Crocus abracteolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocus abracteolus. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus abracteolus. Accessed: 4 Jul 2025.