Crocus ionopharynx

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 ionopharynx

Name

Crocus ionopharynx (Kernd. & Pasche) Kernd., Pasche & Harpke, Phytotaxa 260(2): 137. 2016.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. ionopharynx Kernd. & Pasche, Linzer Biol. Beitr. 36: 7. 2004.
    • Typus: Turkey, Caria, Muğla province, Batı Menteșe dağları, 800−1200 m, 14 March 2003, H. Kerndorff & E. Pasche HKEP 0306 (Holotype: LI).

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

• Harpke, D., Kerndorff, H., Pasche, E. & Peruzzi, L. 2016. Neotypification of the name Crocus biflorus Mill. (Iridaceae) and its consequences in the taxonomy of the genus. Phytotaxa 260(2): 131–143. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.260.2.3 Reference page. 
• Kerndorff, H. & Pasche, E. 2004. Two New Taxa of the Crocus biflorus Aggregate (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) from Turkey. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 36(1): 5–10. 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. 2020. Crocus ionopharynx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 21. Reference page.