Crocus isauricus

Crocus isauricus

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. Biflori
Species: Crocus isauricus

Name

Crocus isauricus Siehe ex Bowles, Handb. Crocus & Colch.: 126 (1924).

• Typus: Turkey: Tauri Isauria, s.d., Siehe s.n. (Lectotypus, designated by Erol et al. 2014: 105: G 00309890, isolectotypes B 100591796, BM 001125675, BP 59507, E 00337768, JE 00009853!, LE, Z).
• Epitypus: Turkey: north of the city of Sertavul (1500–1600 m), 2010, H. Kerndorff & E. Pasche HKEP 1041 (GAT 7162).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. isauricus (Siehe ex Bowles) B.Mathew, Crocus: 82 (1982).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bowles, E.A. 1924. A handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for gardeners. xii + 185 pp., Bodley Head, London. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Additional references

• Erol, O., Can, L. & Küçüker, O. 2014. Crocus yaseminiae (Iridaceae) a new species from South Anatolia, Turkey. Phytotaxa 188(2): 103–111. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.188.2.4 ResearchGate Reference page.  (published 10 Dec 2014)
• Kerndorff, H., Pasche, E. & Harpke, D. 2014. Crocus isauricus Siehe ex Bowles (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) and its relatives. Stapfia 101: 3–18. PDF Reference page.  (published 23 Dec 2014)
• 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. 2023. Crocus isauricus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Crocus isauricus. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus isauricus. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus isauricus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page.