Crocus orphei

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 orphei

Name

Crocus orphei Karampl. & Constantin., Turkish J. Bot. 38(6): 1196. 2014.

• Typus: Greece, Macedonia, Mt. Falakro, in openings and margins of mixed Fagus and Pinus forest, 1210 m, 30 March 2010, Th. Karamplianis & S. Tsiftsis 1843 (ATHU).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harpke, D., Peruzzi, L., Kerndorff, H., Karamplianis, T., Contantinidis, Th., Randjelović, V., Randjelović, N., Jušković, M., Pasche, E. & Blattner, F. 2014. Phylogeny, geographic distribution, and new taxonomic circumscription of the Crocus reticulatus species group (Iridaceae). Turkish Journal of Botany 38(6): 1182–1198. DOI: 10.3906/bot-1405-60 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 orphei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 17. Reference page.