Crocus vernus

Crocus vernus

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
Serie: C. ser. Verni
Species: Crocus vernus

Name

Crocus vernus (L.) Hill, Veg. Syst. 10: 1. 1765.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crocus sativus var. vernus L., Sp. Pl. 36. 1753.
    • Lectotype (designated by Peruzzi et al. 2013: 1038): [Switzerland, Ticino] In Gothardo Rhaetorum, Burser Herbarium (III: 64, UPS)
• Homotypic
  • Ixia vernalis (L.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 33. 1796, nom. superfl..
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus caeruleus Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 237. 1771.
  • Crocus rubens Weston, Bot. Univ. 2: 237. 1771.
  • Crocus albiflorus Kit. ex Schult., Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 101. 1814.
  • Crocus acutiflorus Seidl, Naturalientausch 9: 123. 1825.
  • Crocus vernus var. parviflorus J.Gay, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 11: 371. 1827.
  • Crocus vernus var. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3874. 1841.
  • Crocus vernus subsp. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Ces. in C.Cattaneo, Not. Nat. Civ. Lombardia: 315. 1844.
  • Crocus vernus subvar. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Herb., J. Hort. Soc. London 2: 271. 1847.
  • Crocus montenegrinus A.Kern. ex Maw, Gard. Chron., n.s., 16: 368. 1881.
  • Crocus heuffelianus subsp. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708. 1882.
  • Crocus vernus var. acutiflorus (Seidl) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 708. 1882.
  • Crocus appendiculatus A.Kern. ex Maw, Crocus: 143. 1886, nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Crocus montanus Hoppe ex Maw, Crocus: 152. 1886, nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Crocus vilmae Fiala, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 40: 247. 1890.
  • Crocus parviflorus (J.Gay) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 1: 128. 1906, nom. illeg.
  • Crocus pygmaeus Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 58. 1909.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Yugoslavia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Kentucky (intreoduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hill, J. 1765. Vegetable System 10: 1.

Additional references

• Harpke, D., Carta, A., Tomović, G., Randjelović, V., Randjelović, N., Blattner, F. & Peruzzi, L. 2015. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Crocus series Verni (Iridaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 301(1): 309–325. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1074-0. Reference page. 
• Peruzzi, L., Carta, A. & Garbari, F. 2013. Lectotypification of the name Crocus sativus var. vernus L. (Iridaceae) and its consequences within Crocus ser. Verni. Taxon 62(5): 1037–1040. DOI: 10.12705/625.7 ResearchGate 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. 
• 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 vernus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan 17. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus vernus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 19 Apr 2006.

Vernacular names

български: син минзухар
català: Safrà de muntanya
kaszëbsczi: Zymkòwi szafran
čeština: šafran jarní
Cymraeg: Saffrwm y gwanwyn
dansk: Vår-Krokus
Deutsch: Frühlings-Krokus
English: spring crocus, giant crocus, dutch crocus
eesti: Kevadine krookus
suomi: Kevätsahrami
français: Crocus printanier
hornjoserbsce: Nalětnja barbička
magyar: Kerti sáfrány
հայերեն: քրքում գարնանային
kurdî: Pizîlaqa kûçikan
lietuvių: Pavasarinis krokas
Nederlands: Bonte krokus
polski: Krokus wiosenny, Szafran wiosenny
română: Brândușa de munte
русский: Шафран весенний, Крокус весенний
slovenčina: šafran bielokvetý
slovenščina: spomladansi žafran, pomladanski žafran
svenska: Vårkrokus
中文（简体）‎: 荷兰番红花
中文（繁體）‎: 荷蘭番紅花
中文（台灣）‎: 荷蘭番紅花
中文: 荷蘭番紅花, 紫番紅花, 春番紅, 荷兰番红花

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