Crocus sativus

Crocus sativus

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

• 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

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

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 sativus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 18.
• 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

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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