Crocus boryi

Crocus boryi

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 boryi

Name

Crocus boryi J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 320. 1831.

• Typus: Greece, 'in Peloponeso' (between Pilos and Methoni), Bory; 'in Cephalonia', Tomard (K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus boryanus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3863. 1841, nom. superfl.
  • Crocus boryanus var. cephalonensis Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3863. 1841.
  • Crocus laevigatus var. boryi (J.Gay) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 296. 1890.
  • Crocus laevigatus subsp. boryi (J.Gay) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 250. 1890.
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus ionicus Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 3. 1845.
  • Crocus cretensis Körn., Flora 39: 469. 1856.
  • Crocus marathonisius Heldr., Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 235. 1876.
  • Crocus boryi subsp. cretensis (Körn.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 706. 1882.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. 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

• 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 boryi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus boryi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

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