Crocus caelestis

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 caelestis

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. caelestis Kernd. & Pasche, Linzer Biol. Beitr. 38: 179. 2006.
    • Typus: Turkey, Phrygia, Ușak province, 1200−1400 m, 13 March 2004, H. Kerndorff & E. Pasche HKEP 0409 (Holotypus: 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. 2006. Crocus biflorus (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) in Anatolia (Part Three). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(1): 165–187. 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. 2023. Crocus caelestis 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 caelestis. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus caelestis. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus caelestis. 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.