Crocus dispathaceus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Crocus
Series: C. ser. Crocus
Species: Crocus dispathaceus

Name

Crocus dispathaceus Bowles, Handb. Crocus & Colch.: 184 (1924).

• Typus. ? N Syria or S Turkey, cultivated plant from the corms distributed by G. Egger, of unrecorded origin (K).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus pallasii subsp. dispathaceus (Bowles) B.Mathew, Crocus: 54 (1982).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bowles, E.A. 1924. A handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for gardeners. xii + 185 pp., Bodley Head, London. Internet Archive 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus dispathaceus 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.