Crocus almehensis

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 almehensis

Name

Crocus almehensis C.D.Brickell & B.Mathew, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 98: 360 (1973).

• Typus: NE Iran, Almeh, 1900 m, N-facing slope, A. Ala 2 (Holotypus: K).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Brickell, C.D. & Mathew, B.F. 1973. Three recent discovenes in Crocus. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 98(8): 360–366, 1 plate. 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. 2020. Crocus almehensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 23. Reference page.