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Details for: Crocus sativus

Source:	World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Name:	Crocus sativus L.
Nomencl. ref.:	Sp. Pl.: 36. 1753
Rank:	Species
Status:	ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in):	Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta Subdivisio - Spermatophytina Class - Magnoliopsida Superordo - Lilianae Ordo - Asparagales Familia - Iridaceae Genus - Crocus L.
Heterotypic synonyms:	Crocus autumnalis Sm., nom. illeg.
	Crocus officinalis (L.) Honck.
	Crocus orsinii Parl.
	Crocus pendulus Stokes
	Crocus setifolius Stokes
	Geanthus autumnalis Raf.
	Safran officinarum Medik.
	Crocus sativus subsp. orsinii (Parl.) K. Richt.
	Crocus sativus var. cashmerianus Royle
	Crocus sativus var. officinalis L.
	Crocus sativus var. orsinii (Parl.) Maw
Taxon Notes:	Widely cultivated sterile cultigen probably derived from C. cartwrightianus.

*Common names:*	açaflor (Portuguese), açafram (Portuguese), açafrâo (Galician), açafrao (Portuguese), açafrâo (Portuguese), acefrán (Spanish, Castillian), afafrán (Aragonese), azafrai (Euskera), azafrán (Aragonese), azafrán (Asturian), azafrán (Catalan), azafran (Galician), azafrán (Spanish, Castillian), azafrâo (Portuguese), azafraya (Euskera), azaparan (Euskera), azarapan (Euskera), çafrá (Valencian), cafrán (Aragonese), carcamo (Aragonese), croco (Spanish, Castillian), erva-ruiva (Galician), erva-ruiva (Portuguese), fafrán (Aragonese), hupa (Euskera), pelo del azafrán (Spanish, Castillian), safrá (Catalan), safrà (Catalan), safrá (Majorcan), safrà (Majorcan), safrà (Valencian), safrá cultivat (Valencian), safrán (Aragonese), safranera (Catalan), safraneres (Catalan), zafrán (Aragonese), zafran (Galician), zafran (Portuguese), zafrán (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
*Maps:*	distribution
*Occurrence:*	Gr [Hs It Tu(A)]