Crocus cartwrightianus

Crocus cartwrightianus

Crocus cartwrightianus

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. Crocus
Series: C. ser. Crocus
Species: Crocus cartwrightianus

Name

Crocus cartwrightianus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 82 (1843).

• Typus: Greece, Cyclades, ex insula Teno [Tinos]: Cartwright (Holotypus: K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus sativus var. cartwrightianus (Herb.) Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 430 (1881).
  • Crocus sativus subsp. cartwrightianus (Herb.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 248 (1890).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus cartwrightianus var. creticus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 4 (1845).
  • Crocus pallasii Spruner ex Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 103 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Crocus graecus Chapp., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 20: 193 (1873).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands (Ikaria). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1843. Miscellanea 126–132: Crocus pulchellus; Crocus nubigena; Crocus lagenaeflorus var. haemicus; Crocus lagenaeflorus var. landerianus; Crocus nivigena; Crocus cartwrightianus; Crocorum Synopsi. Addenda quaedam et Corrigenda. Edwards's Botanical Register 29(Miscellanea): 81–84. BHL 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. 
• Greuter, W. & Raus, Th. (eds.) 2009. Med-Checklist Notulae, 28. Willdenowia 39(2): 335–345. DOI: 10.3372/wi.39.39211 Reference page.  (Jahn, R. & Hauser, K.: Crocus cartwrightianus +AE: p: 341)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus cartwrightianus 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. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus cartwrightianus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

čeština: šafrán Cartwrightův
Ελληνικά: Κρόκος του Καρτράιτ
فارسی: زعفران کارترایتیانوس
svenska: Vild saffranskrokus

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