Crocus etruscus

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, 2nd 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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