Iridaceae
Crocus

Crocus moabiticus Bornm.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 383 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Jordan. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Palestine

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area: 404-410. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2010). Crocuses. A complete guide to the genus: 1-216. Timber Press, Portland, London.
  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rukšāns, J. (2017). The World of Crocuses: 1-568. The Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Al-Eisawi, D.; Schek, J. [s.n.] Jordan K000318274 No
Al-Eisawi, D. [9741] Jordan K000318275 No
Al-Eisawi, D. [10230] Jordan K000318276 Yes
Kerndorff, H. [1986] Jordan K000318277 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [1537] Jordan K000802394 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images