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144.0000 Family Iridaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 57 (1789), nom. cons.
70 genera, ca. 2500 spp.
Species listed in database: 2562; hybrids: 45
= Crocaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 266, 283 (1818)
= Galaxiaceae Raf.; New. Fl. [Rafinesque] 1: 72 (1836)
= Geosiridaceae Jonker; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 36: 477 seors. impr. (1939), nom. cons.
= Gladiolaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 34 (1838)
= Isophysidaceae F.A.Barkley; Revista Fac. Nac. Agron. Medellin Univ. Antioquia 8: 152 (1948)
= Ixiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 51 (1834)
144.6371 Genus Crocus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 36 (1753)
Distribution: Mediterranean, Asia Minor, few eastward to China and W-Pakistan. Molecular and cytogenetic research led to the recent description of many additional species.
Species listed in database: 246; hybrids: 4
= Crociris Schur; Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 73 (1853)
= Geanthus Raf.; Specchio Sci. 1: 116 (1814)
= Safran Medik.; Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 473 (1790)

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