Crocus tournefortii

Crocus tournefortii

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. Laevigati

Species: Crocus tournefortii

Name

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

• Syntypes: Greece, 'in Cycladibus insulis' [Melos] d'Urville; Lefevre (K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus tournefortianus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 6 (1845), nom. superfl.
  • Crocus boryi subsp. tournefortii (J.Gay) Greuter, Matthäs & Risse, Willdenowia 15: 42 (1985).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus orphanidis Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 95: t. 5776 (1869).
  • Crocus pholegandrius Orph., Bull. Congr. Bot. Petersb. 1869: 118 (1870).
  • Crocus fontenayi Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 706 (1882).
  • Crocus parvulus Herb. ex Maw, Crocus: 238 (1886), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands. 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. 2017. Crocus tournefortii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 3 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Crocus tournefortii. Published online. Accessed: Feb 02 2022.

Vernacular names

svenska: Nattkrokus

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