2011/02/01 by Lorenzo Peruzzi, Angelino Carta · 5 citations
Medicine · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Saffron Plant Research Studies #Chromosomal and Genetic Variations #Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies #Crocus #Biology #Iridaceae #Archipelago #Taxon #Endemism #Botany #Sect #Systematics #Allopatric speciation #Zoology #Taxonomy (biology) #Ecology #Population
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.01023.x
openalex publication_date 2011/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03
A new species of Crocus sect. Crocus is described as an endemic of Elba Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): C. ilvensis Peruzzi & Carta sp. nov. (2n=8). The new species was wrongly referred to C. corsicus Vanucchi (2n=18), C. etruscus Parl. (2n=8) or C. vernus Hill. subsp. vernus (2n=8, 16) by previous authors. Its karyotype structure, asymmetry and chromosome dimensions show affinity with C. etruscus , and no clear relations with other related taxa. From a morphological point of view, C. ilvensis appears intermediate between C. etruscus and C. vernus subsp. vernus , showing however a peculiar combination of character‐states. The new species is completely allopatric with other Crocus sect. Crocus taxa and its possible role in the origin of tetraploid races of C. vernus is discussed.