Crocus imperati

Crocus imperati

Crocus imperati

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. Versicolores
Species: Crocus imperati

Name

Crocus imperati Ten., Mem. Crochi: 10 (1826).

• Lectotypus (designated by Del Guacchio & Caputo 2008: 207): Castellammare, 1826, Tenore (BOLO)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crocus imperatonianus Herb., Bot. Mag. 69: t. 3871. (1841), nom. superfl.
  • Crocus imperati var. typicus Fiori in Fiori & Paoletti, Fl. Italia, 1: 220 (1896), nom. inval.
  • Crocus suaveolens subsp. imperati (Ten.) Colas., Fl. Ital. [Pignatti] 4: 919 (2019).
• Heterotypic
  • Crocus imperatonianus var. princeps Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3871 (1841), nom. inval.
  • Crocus reflexus Donn, Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 4: II (1807), nom. inval., provisionally listed as a synonym.
  • Crocus imperati var. albiflorus Ten., Fl. Napol. 4: 11 (1830).
  • Crocus imperati var. reidii Maw, Monogr. Crocus: 119 (1886).
  • Crocus imperatonianus var. albus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3871 (1841).
  • Crocus imperatonianus var. montanus Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3871 (1841).
  • Crocus imperatonianus var. rupestris Herb., Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3871 (1841).
  • Crocus incurvus Donn ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 441 (1840).
  • Crocus recurvus Haw. in J.C.Loudon, Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 586 (1850).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tenore, M. 1826. Mem. Crochi Fl. Napol. 10, t. 3.

Additional references

• Del Guacchio, E. & Caputo, P. 2008. Crocus imperati and Crocus suaveolens (Iridaceae), two controversial endemic crocuses from Central and Southern Italy – morphometrics, lectotypification and chorology. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158(1): 194–214. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00851.x 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crocus imperati in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 19. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocus imperati in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Crocus imperati. Published online. Accessed: Feb 01 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Imperato-Krokus
English: early crocus
فارسی: زعفران امبيراتى
íslenska: Sunnukrókus
svenska: Neapelkrokus

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