Crocus pallasii

Crocus pallasii

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 pallasii

Name

Crocus pallasii Goldb., Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 157 (1817).

• Type locality: Crimea, 'in Tauriae collibus'.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus sativus var. pallasii Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 430 (1881).
  • Crocus sativus subsp. pallasii (Maw) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 248 (1890).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus pallasii f. albidus Randjel., Serbian Acad. Sci. Arts, Dept. Nat. Math. Sci. Monog. 66: 22 (1990).
  • Crocus campestris Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 30 (1843).
  • Crocus hybernus Friv. in A.H.R.Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 374 (1846).
    • Crocus visianicus var. hybernus (Friv.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 707 (1882).
  • Crocus libanoticus Mouterde, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 101: 422 (1955).
  • Crocus macrobolbos Jovet & Gomb., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 103: 460 (1957).
  • Crocus olbanus Siehe, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 12: 1 (1906).
  • Crocus pallasianus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: t. 3, f. 2 (1844).
  • Crocus sativus var. elwesii Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 230 (1881).
    • Crocus elwesii (Maw) O.Schwarz, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 74 (1934).
  • Crocus thiebautii Mouterde, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 101: 422 (1955).

Homonyms

• Crocus pallasii Spruner ex Boiss. = Crocus cartwrightianus Herb.
• Crocus pallasii Griseb. = Crocus veluchensis Herb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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 pallasii 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Crocus pallasii. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: زعفران قماشي
беларуская: есенен минзухар
русский: Шафран Палласа, или Крокус Палласа
українська: Шафран

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