Crocus siculus

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 siculus

Name

Crocus siculus Tineo in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl. 1: 7. 1832.

• Typus: [Italy, Sicily] Serra del Soglio (Madonie, PA), s.d., Tineo 63974 (Lectotype designated by L. Peruzzi & A. Carta): PAL)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus vernus subsp. siculus (Tineo) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708. 1882.

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Harpke, D., Carta, A., Tomović, G., Randjelović, V., Randjelović, N., Blattner, F. & Peruzzi, L. 2015. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Crocus series Verni (Iridaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 301(1): 309–325. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1074-0. 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 siculus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 18. Reference page.