Crocus atticus

Crocus atticus

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 atticus

Name

Crocus atticus (Boiss. & Orph.) Orph., Bull. Congr. Bot. Petersb. 1869: 118 (1870).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus sieberi var. atticus Boiss. & Orph. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 94 (1859).
    • Type locality: "Hab. in montibus Parnes et Pentelico Atticœ, Delphi in Euboea ad nives." Spruner, Heldreich, Orphanides.
• Homotypic
  • Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus (Boiss. & Orph.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 65. (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Orphanides, T.G. 1870. Bull. Congr. Bot. St. Petersb. 1869: 118.

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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus atticus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Crocus atticus. Published online. Accessed: 5 November 2013.

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