Crocus sativus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Croceae
Genus: Crocus
Sectio: C. sect. Crocus
Series: C. ser. Crocus
Species: Crocus sativus

Name[edit]

Crocus sativus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 36 (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Crocus sativus var. officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753).
- Safran officinarum Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 473 (1790).
- Crocus officinalis (L.) Honck., Syn. Pl. Germ. 1: 273 (1792).
- Crocus autumnalis Sm., Engl. Bot.: t. 343 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Crocus setifolius Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 104 (1812).
- Geanthus autumnalis Raf., Specchio Sci. 1: 116 (1814).
- Crocus pendulus Stokes, Bot. Comm. 1: 209 (1830).
- Crocus sativus var. cashmerianus Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: t. 90, f. 1 (1834).
- Crocus orsinii Parl., Fl. Ital. 3: 238 (1860).
- Crocus sativus var. orsinii (Parl.) Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 234 (1879).
- Crocus sativus subsp. orsinii (Parl.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 248 (1890).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Widely cultivated sterile cultigen derived from Crocus cartwrightianus.

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Czechoslovakia
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece (cultigen), Italy.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan, West Himalaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 36. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

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[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus sativus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus sativus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names[edit]

Afrikaans: Saffraankrokus
Deutsch: Saffran-Krokus
español: Azafrán
suomi: Maustesahrami
Nordfriisk: Safraan
galego: Azafrán
magyar: Jóféle sáfrány
italiano: Zafferano vero
Nederlands: Saffraankrokus
polski: Szafran uprawny
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Šafran
ไทย: หญ้าฝรั่น
Türkçe: Safran

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