Crocus autumnalis

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 autumnalis

Crocus autumnalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).

Homotypic
- Ixia autumnalis (Mill.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 33 (1796).
Heterotypic
- Crocus serotinus Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 30 (1806).
  - Typus: “Sponte nascentem in Portugal, locis rupestribus haud procul a mari”, C. l’Ecluse
- Crocus granatensis Boiss. ex Maw, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 363 (1882).
- Crocus colchiciflorus Reut. ex Maw, Crocus: 99 (1886), nom. inval., pro syn.
- Crocus nudiflorus subsp. granatensis (Boiss. ex Maw) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 246 (1890).
- Crocus serotinus f. albus B.Mathew, New Plantsman 5: 12 (1998).

Crocus autumnalis Sm., Engl. Bot.: t. 343. 1796, nom. illeg. (= Crocus sativus L.)
Crocus autumnalis Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 2: 40. 1835 [1827 publ. 1835], nom. illeg. (= Crocus clusii J.Gay)

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

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 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. (as C. serotinus)

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Crocus autumnalis 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 autumnalis. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus autumnalis. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus autumnalis. 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.

Cymraeg: saffrwm diweddar
Deutsch: Spanischer Herbst-Krokus
Gaeilge: Azafrán bravo
русский: Шафран поздний

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