Crocus longiflorus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Crocus longiflorus Raf., Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 84, t. 19 (1810).

Type locality: Sicily, 'nasce sopra le montagne ai monti Griffone, Caputo, e Pellegrino vicino Palermo, al Monte Erice o S. Giuliana, Monte Etna &c.'

Homotypic
- Crocus odorus var. longiflorus (Raf.) Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: t. 3 (1844).
Heterotypic
- Crocus odorus Biv., Stirp. Rar. Sicilia 3: 8 (1815).
- Crocus odorus Vis., Stirp. Dalmat. Spec.: 32 (1826), nom. illeg.
- Crocus odorus var. melitensis Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: t. 3 (1844).
- Crocus wilhelmii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Maw, Crocus: 162 (1886), pro syn.
- Crocus longiflorus subsp. melitensis (Herb.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 248 (1890).
- Crocus longiflorus var. parviflorus Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 56. 1909.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Sanfilippo, Palermo. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i–iv] 3–69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia–iva + 71–105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1–20. BHL 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.
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.
Harpke, D., Carta, A., Tomović, G., Randjelović, V., Randjelović, N., Blattner, F. & Peruzzi, L. 2015. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Crocus series Verni (Iridaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 301(1): 309–325. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1074-0. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus longiflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 22. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus longiflorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Crocus longiflorus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2022.

Cymraeg: saffrwm yr Eidal
Deutsch: Duft-Herbst-Krokus
svenska: doftkrokus

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