Crocus alexandri

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 alexandri

Name

Crocus alexandri Ničić ex Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 39: 26. 1894.

• Typus: Type: SW Bulgaria, "ad Dragalevce, Knezevo, Bobosevo', Skorpil (Holotypus: PRC).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus biflorus f. alexandri (Ničić ex Velen.) Stjep.-Vesel., Fl. SR Srbije 8: 11. 1976, nom. inval., no correct basionym ref.
  • Crocus biflorus subsp. alexandri (Ničić ex Velen.) B.Mathew, Crocus: 85. 1982.
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus alexandri f. albiflorus Randjel., Serbian Acad. Sci. Arts, Dept. Nat. Math. Sci. Monog. 66: 38. 1990, nom. inval., herbarium where type conserved not specified.
  • Crocus alexandri f. violaceolineatus Randjel., Serbian Acad. Sci. Arts, Dept. Nat. Math. Sci. Monog. 66: 38. 1990.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia. 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 alexandri 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.