Crocus speciosus

Crocus speciosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Croceae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Nudiscapus
Series: C. ser. Speciosi

Species: Crocus speciosus

Name

Crocus speciosus M.Bieb., Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp. 129 (1789).

• Type locality: C. Caucasus, the area between the Terek and Kura rivers.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus speciosus var. caucasicus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3861 (1841), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus nudiflorus Hohen., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 212 (1833), nom. illeg.
  • Crocus speciosus var. laxior Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3861 (1841).
  • Crocus speciosus var. transylvanicus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3861 (1841).
  • Crocus multifidus Rochel ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 110 (1852).
  • Crocus tauricus Steven ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 706 (1882), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Crocus polyanthus Grossh., Trudy Bot. Inst. (Baku) 2: 251 (1936), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus (Armenia, Gruziya) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bieberstein, F.A.M.v. 1798. Tableau des Provinces situées sur la côte occidentale de la Mer Caspienne entre les fleuves Terek et Kour. 120 pp. St. Pétersbourg. BSBdigital 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 speciosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 25. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus speciosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 19 Apr 2006.

Vernacular names

suomi: Syyssahrami

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