Crocus autumnalis

Crocus autumnalis

Crocus autumnalis

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 autumnalis

Name

Crocus autumnalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ixia autumnalis (Mill.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 33 (1796).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus serotinus Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 30 (1806).
    • Typus: “Sponte nascentem in Portugal, locis rupestribus haud procul a mari”, C. l’Ecluse
  • Crocus granatensis Boiss. ex Maw, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 363 (1882).
  • Crocus colchiciflorus Reut. ex Maw, Crocus: 99 (1886), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Crocus nudiflorus subsp. granatensis (Boiss. ex Maw) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 246 (1890).
  • Crocus serotinus f. albus B.Mathew, New Plantsman 5: 12 (1998).

Homonyms

• Crocus autumnalis Sm., Engl. Bot.: t. 343. 1796, nom. illeg. (= Crocus sativus L.)
• Crocus autumnalis Brot., Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 2: 40. 1835 [1827 publ. 1835], nom. illeg. (= Crocus clusii J.Gay)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 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.  (as C. serotinus)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Crocus autumnalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Crocus autumnalis. Published online. Accessed: March 17 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocus autumnalis. Accessed: 17 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Crocus autumnalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Cymraeg: saffrwm diweddar
Deutsch: Spanischer Herbst-Krokus
Gaeilge: Azafrán bravo
русский: Шафран поздний

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