Crocus sativus

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
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, 2^nd 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 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

Afrikaans: Saffraankrokus
aragonés: Zafrán
বাংলা: জাফরান
Deutsch: Saffran-Krokus
English: Saffron crocus
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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