Crocus cyprius

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 cyprius

Name

Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy in F.J.A.Unger & C.G.T.Kotschy, Ins. Cypern: 203. 1865.

• Typus: Cyprus, above vil. of Prodromos, Troodos. Kotschy (K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus aerius var. cyprius (Boiss. & Kotschy) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 83. 1877.
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus cambessedesii Klatt, Linnaea 34: 684. 1866, nom. illeg. non J.Gay.

Distribution

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

References

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 cyprius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 11. Reference page.