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Taxon:
Crocus biflorus
Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Crocus
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Crocoideae
Tribe:
Croceae
Nomen number:
12248
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8:
Crocus
no. 4. 1768
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394815
Verified:
03/21/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Crocus biflorus
Mill. var.
biflorus
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Harpke, D. et al.
2013. Phylogeny of
Crocus
(Iridaceae) based on one chloroplast and two nuclear loci: Ancient hybridization and chromosome number evolution. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 66:617-627.
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10557903
Harpke, D. et al.
2016. Neotypification of the name
Crocus biflorus
Mill. (Iridaceae) and its consequences in the taxonomy of the genus. Phytotaxa 260:131-143.
URL:
http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/index.htm
Note:
it recognizes the species in a restricted sense, and all subspecies are treated at the species level
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Mathew, B. F.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Mathew, B.
1982. The Crocus. 80-85.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
silvery crocus –
Reference(s)
Swedish
blå bägarkrokus –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
incl. Krym
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Former Yugoslavia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sicily
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Iran
(n.),
Iraq
(n.),
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
Europe
EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine
(incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Italy
(incl. Sicily)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Name
References