Crocus tauri

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. Biflori
Species: Crocus tauri

Name

Crocus tauri Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 749 (1881).

• Typus: S. Turkey, near the Cilician Gates of the Taurus, Aucher-Eloy, 2128 & 2654 (G-DC).
• Epitypus: Turkey, Upper Euphrates, Malatya Province, Agörmez Daği, 1800–2000 m, 23.3.2009, H. Kerndorff & E. Pasche 0929 (GAT 7147).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. tauri (Maw) B.Mathew, Crocus: 85 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus roopiae Woronow, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 62 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maw, G. 1881: A synopsis of the genus Crocus. Gardeners' Chronicle. 16(395): 102–103, (396): 148, (399): 234–235, (401): 303–304, (403): 367–368, (405): 429–430, (406): 462, (408): 528, (409): 558–560, (411): 623, (414): 718, (415): 748–749, (416): 780–782. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kerndorff, H., Pasche, E., Blattner, F. & Harpke, D. 2013. Crocus biflorus Miller (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) in Anatolia – Part IV. Stapfia 99: 159–186. PDFReference page. 
• 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 tauri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page.