Crocus carpetanus

Crocus carpetanus

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. Carpetani

Species: Crocus carpetanus

Name

Crocus carpetanus Boiss. & Reut., Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 24 (1842).

• Typus: Spain, 'in sylvaticis regionis alpinae, Sierra de Guadarrama, al Puerto de Nava Cerrada in pinetis declivitatis septentrionalis', Reuter (K, G).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. & Reuter, G.F. 1842. Diagnoses plantarum novarum Hispanicarum, praesertim in Castella Nova lectarum. Genevae: Ramboz. Biblioteca Digital 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. 2020. Crocus carpetanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 11. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus carpetanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

español: azafrán serrano, azafrán silvestre

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