Crocus aerius

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. Biflori
Species: Crocus aerius

Name

Crocus aerius Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 288. 1847.

• Type locality: Turkey, Trabzon province. 'Ex monte Koolak Dagh dicto inter Alpes Trapezunticas', Vice Consul at Trebizond

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crocus aerius var. pulchricolor Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 289. 1847.
  • Crocus aerius var. stauricus Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 289. 1847.
  • Crocus biliottii Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 303. 1881.

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

• Herbert, W. 1847. A history of the species of Crocus. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London 2: 249–293. BHL 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 aerius 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 aerius. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus aerius. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus aerius. 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.