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Internal ID UUID64402848785f0669703602
Scientific name Crocus olivieri
Authority J.Gay
First published in Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 25: 319 (1831)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Crocus aucheri Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 16 (1854)
Crocus olivieri f. balcanicus Kitan. & Drenkovski Problems Balkan Fl. & Veg. : 213 (1975)
Crocus suterianus Herb. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 5 (1845)
Crocus lageniflorus var. oliverianus Herb. Bot. Mag. 67: t. 3869. 1841
Crocus sulphureus Klatt Linnaea 34: 676 (1866)
Crocus syriacus Tchich. Asie Min., Bot. 2: 522 (1860)

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Language Common/alternative name
Bulgarian оливиеров минзухар
Czech šafrán olivierův
German olivier-krokus
Swedish bronskrokus

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  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000788780
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436645-1
The Plant List kew-327390
Open Tree Of Life 332499
Observations.org 136566
NCBI Taxonomy 481088
IPNI 436645-1
iNaturalist 482773
GBIF 2747909
EPPO CVOOL
Elurikkus 295220
Wikipedia Crocus_olivieri

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Ancient Artworks and Crocus Genetics Both Support Saffron’s Origin in Early Greece Kazemi-Shahandashti SS, Mann L, El-nagish A, Harpke D, Nemati Z, Usadel B, Heitkam T Front Plant Sci 25-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8913524
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.834416
PMID:35283878

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