Crocus damascenus

Crocus damascenus

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
Species: Crocus damascenus

Name

Crocus damascenus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 1 (1845).

• Type locality: Syria, 'ex montibus aridis cakareis prope Damascum', S. Cartwright; T.S. Jago.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus cancellatus var. damascenus (Herb.) Maw ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 101 (1882).
  • Crocus cancellatus f. damascenus (Herb.) Mouterde, Nouv. Fl. Liban Syrie 1: 299 (1966).
  • Crocus cancellatus subsp. damascenus (Herb.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 68 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1845. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 1.

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 damascenus 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus damascenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crocus damascenus. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2020.

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