Crocus youngiorum

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
Species: Crocus youngiorum

Name

Crocus youngiorum Rukšāns & Zetterl., Int. Rock Gard. 102: [22] (2018).

• Typus: Turkey: Tunceli Province, 27 km from Tunceli along the Munzur River towards Ovacik, along a roadside S of the river in a narrow ravine on a south-facing slope at 1000 m. 11 Mar 2018. Janis Rukšans. (holotype: GB)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rukšāns, J. & Zetterlund, H. 2018. Crocus youngiorum - a new Crocus (Liliiflorae, Iridaceae) species from the Anatolian Diagonal. International Rock Gardener 102: 14–24. Full issue PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Özhatay, N., Kültür, Ş. & Gürdal, B. 2019. Check-list of additional taxa to the supplement flora of Turkey IX. Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy 49(2): 105–120. DOI: 10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2019.19037 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus youngiorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crocus youngiorum. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2019.