Crocus etruscus

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
Serie: C. ser. Verni
Species: Crocus etruscus

Name

Crocus etruscus Parl., Fl. Ital. 3: 228 (1860).

Typus: Italy, 'Maremma Toscana presso Massa Maritima alla cosiddetta Salita del Filetto. Parlatore (FI).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Parlatore, F. 1858–1860. Flora italiana, ossia, Descrizione delle piante che nascono salvatiche o si sono insalvatichite in Italia e nelle isole ad essa adiacenti; distribuita secondo il metodo naturale. Vol. 3 [Liliaceae-Asparagineae – Lemnaceae]. 690 pp. Le Monnier, Firenze. BHL 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.
Carta, A., Pierini, B., Alessandrini, A., Frignani, F., & Peruzzi, L. 2010. Contributo alla conoscenza della flora vascolare endemica di Toscana ed aree contermini. 1. Crocus etruscus Parl. (Iridaceae). Informatore Botanico Italiano 42(1): 47–52. PDF Reference page.
Peruzzi, L. & Carta, A. 2011. Crocus ilvensis sp. nov. (sect. Crocus, Iridaceae), endemic to Elba Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy). Nordic Journal of Botany 29(1): 6–13. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.01023.x ResearchGate Reference page.
Carta, A. & Peruzzi, L. 2011. Crocus etruscus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 April 2013.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Crocus etruscus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Mar 20. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus etruscus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 19 Apr 2006.

Vernacular names

беларуская: етруски шафран
čeština: šafrán etruský
Deutsch: Toskanischer Krokus
suomi: Etruskisahrami
íslenska: Etrúskakrókus
русский: Шафран этрусский
svenska: Toscanakrokus

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