Crocus sieberi

Crocus sieberi

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. Reticulati
Species: Crocus sieberi

Name

Crocus sieberi J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320 (1831).

• Typus: Crete, Lasithi, ad nives, 2 June 1822 [incorrect; 8 Jul 1817 according to Sieber 1823. Reise Kreta 1: 401], Sieber (K).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crocus sibthorpianus var. angustifolius Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3863 (1841).
  • Crocus sibthorpianus var. latifolius Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3863 (1841).
  • Crocus sieberianus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3866 (1841).
  • Crocus sibthorpianus Herb., Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 28 (1845).
  • Crocus sibthorpianus var. stauricus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 5 (1845).
  • Crocus sibiricus Barr, Gard. Chron., n.s., 5: 307 (1876), sphalm.
  • Crocus sieberi var. sibthorpianus (Herb.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708 (1882).
  • Crocus sieberi var. versicolor Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 5: 103 (1882).
  • Crocus sieberi var. heterochromus Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 198 (1904).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Gay, J.E. 1831. Nouvelles espèces de Crocus. Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie 25(3): 319–321. BHL 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus sieberi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus sieberi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

suomi: Sieberinsahrami

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