MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Crocus names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

Crocus alatavicus Regel & Sem.

CHINESE : Bai fan hong hua.

Crocus albiflorus Kit. ex Schult.

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus vernus (L.) Hill subsp. albiflorus (Kit.) Cesati, Crocus vernus (L.) Hill subsp. albiflorus (Kit. ex Schult.) Asch. & Graebner

FRENCH :  Bulbe de safran à fleur blanche, Crocus blanc.

GERMAN : Frühlings-Krokus.

ITALIAN : Zafferano alpino.

RUSSIAN :  Крокус белоцветковый Krokus belotsvetkovij, Крокус весенний  Krokus vesennij, Шафран весенний Shafran vesennij.


Crocus aleppicus Baker

HEBREW :  כרכום גיירדו  .

RUSSIAN :  Шафран алеппский  Shafran aleppskij.

TURKISH :  Halep çiğdemi.


Crocus ancyrensis (Herb.) Maw

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus reticulatus Stev. var. ancyrensis Herb.
ENGLISH :   Turkish golden crocus.

GERMAN :  Ankara-Krokus, Kleinasiatischer Krokus.
JAPANESE :  アン カラ・クロッカス  Ankara kurokkasu.
RUSSIAN :  Шафран анкарский  Shafran ankarskij, Крокус анкарский Krokus ankarskij.
TURKISH :  Ankara çiğdemi.


Crocus angustifolius Weston

ENGLISH :  Cloth-of-gold.

FRENCH :  Crocus de Crimée à fleurs jaunes.

GERMAN :  Goldbrokat-Krokus, Goldlack-Krokus, Goldlackkrokus, Schmalblättriger Krokus.
 
JAPANESE :  クロッカス・アングスティフォリア Kurokkasu angusutiforia, クロッカス・アングスティフォリウス  Kurokkasu angusutiforiusu,  クロス・オ ブ・ゴールド Kurosu obu goorudo.

RUSSIAN :  Крокус ангустифолиус Krokus angustifolius,  Крокус узколистный Krokus uzkolistnyj.

UKRAINIAN :  Крокус вузьколистий  Krokus vuz'kolistij , Шафран вузьколистий  Shafran vuz'kolistij.


Crocus banaticus J.Gay

SYNONYM(S) :   Crocus byzantinus Ker Gawl., Crocus herbertianus Körn., Crocus iridiflorus Heuff. ex Rchb., Crocus nudiflorus Schult.

ENGLISH :  Byzantine crocus.

FRENCH :  Crociris.

GERMAN :  Siebenbürger Herbst-Krokus.

RUSSIAN :  Шафрaн банaтський  Shafran banats'kij.

Crocus biflorus Mill.

ENGLISH : Ornamental crocus, Scotch crocus, Silvery crocus.

FRENCH : Crocus ornemental.

GERMAN :  Schottischer Krokus, Zweiblütiger Krokus.

ITALIAN : Zafferano selvatico.

RUSSIAN :   Шафран крымский Shafran krymskij.

SWEDISH :  Blå bägarkrokus.


Crocus biflorus Mill. subsp. adamii (J.Gay) K.Richt.

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus adamii J.Gay, Crocus annulatus Steph. ex Spreng. & Link, Crocus tauricus (Trautv.) Puring, Crocus violaceus Weston, Crocus violaceus (Boiss.) Bornm.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран двухцветковый  Shafran dvukhtsvetkovyj.

Crocus biflorus Mill. subsp. isauricus (Siehe ex Bowles) B.Mathew

TURKISH :  Endemik İbradı çiğdemi, İbradı çiğdemi.


Crocus cancellatus Herb.

HEBREW :  כרכום השבכה .

Crocus cancellatus Herb. subsp. cancellatus

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus nudiflorus Sibth. & Sm.

FRENCH :  Safran à fleurs nues.



Crocus cancellatus Herb. subsp. damascenus (Herb.) B.Mathew

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus cancellatus Herb. var. damascenus (Herb.) Maw ex Boiss., Crocus cancellatus Herb. f. damascenus (Herb.) Mouterde, Crocus damascenus Herb., Crocus dianthus K.Koch, Crocus edulis Boiss. & Blanche

HEBREW :  כרכום דמשקאי   Karkum damashka (Kerkevm demsheqay).


Crocus cancellatus Herb. subsp. mazziaricus (Herb.) B.Mathew

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus mazziaricus Herb.


Crocus cartwrightianus Herb.

ENGLISH : Wild safron, Greek safron.

FRENCH :  Crocus automnale de Grèce, Crocus sauvage de Grèce.

SWEDISH :  Vild saffranskrokus.

Crocus chrysanthus Herb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.

DUTCH :    Vroege krokus.

ENGLISH :  Golden crocus, Ornamental crocus, Snow crocus, Winter-flowering crocus.

FRENCH :  Crocus des Balkans à fleurs jaunes, Crocus ornemental.

GERMAN :  Kleiner Krokus, Wildkrokus.

JAPANESE :  ク ロッカス ・ クリサントゥス  Kurokkasu kurisantusu, クロッカス・クリサンツス Kurokkasu kurisantsusu.

RUSSIAN :   Крокус золотистый  Krokus zolotistyj,   Шафран золотистый Shafran zolotistyj. 


Crocus dalmaticus Vis. 

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams var. dalmaticus (Vis.) Herb

RUSSIAN :   Крокус далматский Krokus dalmatskij, Далматински шафран  Dalmatinski shafran.

Crocus etruscus Parl.

ENGLISH :  Etruscan crocus, Toscan crocus.

GERMAN :  Rosen-Krokus, Toskanischer Krokus.

ITALIAN : Zafferano di Toscana.

RUSSIAN :   Крокус этрусский  Kroku etrusskij,  Крокус этрускус Krokus etruskus,   Шафран этрусский Shafran etrusskij.


Crocus flavus Weston

DUTCH :   Gele krokus.

ENGLISH :  Dutch yellow crocus, Spring-flowering crocus, Yellow crocus.

FRENCH :  Crocus des Balkans, Crocus d'Asie mineure, Crocus de Hollande à fleur jaune.

GERMAN :  Gold-Krokus.

JAPANESE :  イエロー・クロッ カス  Ierō kurokkasu.

NORWEGIAN : Krokus.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран жёлтый  Shafran zheltyj.

Crocus flavus Weston subsp. dissectus T.Baytop & B.Mathew

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus mouradii Whittall

Crocus flavus Weston subsp. flavus

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus aureus Sm., Crocus floribundus Haw., Crocus lacteus Sabine, Crocus lageniflorus Salisb., Crocus luteus Lam., Crocus penicillatus (Sabine) Steud. ex Baker, Crocus sulphureus Ker Gawl.

JAPANESE :  ク ロッカス・オーレ ウス  Kurokkasu ooreusu,   クロクス・オーレウス  Kurokusu ooreusu.

Crocus heuffelianus Herb.

HUNGARIAN : Kárpáti sáfrány.

RUSSIAN :  Крокус Гейфеля Krokus Geyfelya,   Шафран Гейфеля  Shafran Geyfelya.

Crocus imperati Ten.

SYNONYM(S) :   Crocus recurvus Haw., Crocus reflexus Donn 

GERMAN :  Imperato-Krokus.

Crocus korolkowii Maw & Regel

GERMAN :  Korolkow-Krokus.

JAPANESE :  セランダイン・クロッカス  Serandain kurokkasu.

Crocus mathewii H. Kemdorff & E. Pasche

ENGLISH :  Mathew's crocus.

Crocus nudiflorus Sm.

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus fimbriatus Lapeyr., Crocus hybernus Friv. var. pyrenaeus (Herb.) Nyman, Crocus pyrenaeus Herb.

ENGLISH : Knights of St John crocus.

FRENCH :  Safran à fleurs nues.

GERMAN :  Pyrenäen-Herbst-Krokus.

JAPANESE :  オー タム・クロッカス  Ōtamu kurokkasu.


A badly documented and classified binomial with many reported synonyms such as :
Crocus nudiflorus Boiss.  -> Crocus granatensis Boiss. ex Maw.
Crocus nudiflorus Hohen.  -> Crocus speciosus M. Bieb.
Crocus nudiflorus Hohen.  -> Crocus speciosus Wilson
Crocus nudiflorus Schult.  -> Crocus byzantinus Ker-Gawl.
Crocus nudiflorus Schult.   ->     Crocus banaticus J.Gay
Crocus nudiflorus Sibth. & Sm.  -> Crocus cancellatus Herb.
Crocus olivieri J.Gay

GERMAN :  Olivier-Krokus.

Crocus olivieri J.Gay subsp. balansae (J.Gay ex Baker) B. Mathew

Crocus olivieri J.Gay subsp. istanbulensis B. Mathew

TURKISH :  İstanbul çiğdemi.


Crocus pallasii Goldb.

ARABIC :  الزعفران القماشي

ENGLISH :  Autumn crocus, Fall crocus (USA).

HEBREW :   כרכום נאה      Karkum naeh.

JAPANESE :  ク ロッカス・パラシー  Kurokkasu parashii,   クロクス・パラシー  Kurokusu parashii.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран Палласа  Shafran Pallasa, Крокус Палласа Krokus Pallasa.


Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus bulbocodium Pall.

ARABIC : Za'farân abyad.

ENGLISH : Cloth-of-gold crocus.

FRENCH : Safran blanc.

GERMAN:  Netz-Krokus, Netzkrokus, Weissersaffran.

HUNGARIAN : Tarka sáfrány.

ITALIAN : Zafferano bianco.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран сетчатый  Shafran setchatyj.

TURKISH : Beyaz zafran.


Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams subsp. hittiticus (T. Baytop & B. Mathew) B. Mathew

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus hittiticus T.Baytop & B.Mathew


Crocus sativus L.

SYNONYM(S) : Crocus officinalis Honck.

ARABIC :  زعفران  Za'farân (Zaʿafarān),  زَعْفَرَان   , Krûkû,  كركم  Kurkum.

ARMENIAN :  Քըրքում, Քրքում  Kerkoom (Kerkum).

ASSAMESE :  জাফৰাণ  Jafaran, জাফৰান  Jafaran, কুঙ্কুম,  কুংকুম  Kunkum (Kungkum).

BENGALI :   জফরাণ  Jafaran,   জফরান  Jafaran, Keshar.

BULGARIAN :  Шафран  Shafran.

CATALAN :  Safrà.

CHINESE :   番 红 花  Fan hong hua, 西红花  Xi hong hua (medicinal name),  藏 红花  Zang hong hua

CROATIAN :  Vrtni šafran.

CZECH :  Šafrán.

DANISH : Saffran.

DUTCH : Saffraan, Saffraankrokus.

ENGLISH : Saffron, Saffron crocus, Or rouge.

ESTONIAN : Krookus, Safrankrookus.

FINNISH : Sahrami.

FRENCH : Safran, Safran cultivé.

GERMAN: Safran, Safran-Krokus , Echter Safran, Saffran, Echter Saffran.

GREEK :   Κρόκος Krokos, Σαφράνι Safrani, Ζαφορά (ζαφορά)  Zaforá.

GUJARATI :   કેસર  Keshar.

HEBREW :   זְעַפרָן   Za'afran, כרכום  Karkum (Karkōm).

HINDI :  ज़ाफ़रान  Zaafraan,  केसर  Kesar.

HUNGARIAN : Füszersáfrány.

ITALIAN : Zafferano, Zafferano vero, Croco fiorito, Croco senza fiori, Fior cuculo, Grogo domestico.

JAPANESE :   サフラン  Safuran,  さふらん  Safuran, 蕃紅花.

KANNADA :  ಕೇಸರಿ  Kesari, ಕುಂಕುಮ ಕೇಸರಿ Kunkuma kesari.

KHMER : Romiet.

KOREAN :  사프란  Sapuran, 샤프란  Syapuran.

LITHUANIAN :  Šafranas.

MALAY : Kuma-kuma, Kunyit kering, Sapran.

MALAYALAM :  കാശ്മീരം  Kashmeeran,  Kēsara, കുങ്കുമപൂ Kuṅkumapū,  കുങ്കുമപൂവ്  Kuṅkumappūvu, Kuṅkumamaraṁ.

NEPALESE : Kaashmirii keshara (Kashmiri keshar),   Keshara (Keshar),  कुंगकुम  Kung kum, Kesari?

NORWEGIAN : Safran.

ORIYA :  କେସର  Kesara, କୁଙ୍କୁମ ଫୁଲ  Kunkuma phul.

PERSIAN :  زرپران  Zaafaran (Zarparan), زعفران     Za'afaran   .

POLISH :  Krokus uprawny, Szafran, Szafran uprawny.

PORTUGUESE : Açafrão.

PUNJABI :  ਕੇਸ਼ਰ  Keshar, ਕੇਸਰ  Kesar.

ROMANIAN : Safran.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран  Shafran, Шафран посевной  Shafran posevnoj (crop), Шафрана посевного Shafrana posevnogo (seeds). 

SANSKRIT :  Kashmiirajan,   कुङ्कुम Kuṅkuma, Nagakeshara.

SERBIAN :  Шафран  Šafran.

SINHALESE :   කුංකුම Kūṁkūma,  කුංකුමප්පු  Kūṁkūmappū. 

SLOVAKIAN :  Šafrán, Šafrán siaty.

SLOVENIAN :  Žafran.

SPANISH : Azafrán.

SWAHILI : Zafarani.

SWEDISH : Saffran.

TAGALOG : Kashubha.

TAMIL : Klungumapu,  குங்குமப்பூ  Kungumapu.

TELUGU : Kunkumapave, కుంకుమపువ్వు   Kunkumapuvvu.

THAI :  หญ้าฝรั่น  Ya faran.

TURKISH :   Çiğdem, Safran, Safran çiğdemi, Zafran.

URDU :   کیسر  Kisar,  زعفران  Zafran.

VIETNAMESE :   Nghệ tây.

 
Superb photograph of flower (close-up) by J. R. Crellin at Floral Images.

Crocus sativus L. 'Cashmirianus'

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus sativus L. var. cashmirianus hort. non Royle

NEPALESE : Kaashmirii keshara.


Crocus scharojanii Ruprecht

ENGLISH :  Orange-yellow crocus.


Crocus serotinus Salisb.

ENGLISH : Ornamental crocus.

FRENCH : Crocus ornemental.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран поздний  Shafran pozdnij.

Crocus speciosus M. Bieb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. var. caucasicus Herb., nom. inval.

DANISH :  Høstkrokus.

DUTCH :    Herfstkrokus.

ENGLISH : Bieberstein's crocus, Large purple crocus, Ornamental crocus.

FRENCH : Crocus ornemental.

GERMAN :  Pracht-Herbst-Krokus.

RUSSIAN :  Крокус великолепный Krokus velikolepnyj, Крокус прекрасный  Krokus prekrasnyj.

SWEDISH :  Höstkrokus.


Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. subsp. ilgazensis B.Mathew
Information needed.
Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. subsp. speciosus 

SYNONYM(S) :  Crocus multifidus Rochel ex Ledeb., Crocus nudiflorus Hohen., Crocus polyanthus Grossh., Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. var. transylvanicus Herb., Crocus tauricus Steven ex Nyman, Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. subsp. speciosus B. Mathew

RUSSIAN :  Шафран крымский  Shafran krymskij (as C. tauricus).


This Russian name is uncertain. There could be a confusion with Crocus tauricus (Trautv.) Puring which is a synonym of Crocus biflorus Mill. subsp. adamii (J.Gay) K.Richt.
Crocus speciosus M. Bieb. subsp. xantholaimos B. Mathew
Information needed.

Crocus tommasinianus Herb.

DANISH :  Snekrokus.

DUTCH :     Boerenkrokus.

ENGLISH : Ornamental crocus, Snow crocus, Tommasini's crocus, Woodland crocus.

FRENCH :  Crocus de Tommasini, Crocus des neiges, Crocus des Balkans à petites fleurs mauves, Crocus ornemental.

GERMAN : Dalmatiner-Krokus, Frühlings-Krokus, Tommasinis-Krokus.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран Томазини  Shafran Tomazini.

SWEDISH :  Snökrokus.


Crocus vernus (L.) Hill

ARABIC :       الزعفران الربيعي   .

DUTCH :    Bonte krokus.

ENGLISH : Dutch crocus, Giant crocus, Ornamental crocus.

FRENCH : Crocus ornemental.

GERMAN :  Frühlingskrokus, Frühlings-Krokus .

ITALIAN : Zafferano alpino.

JAPANESE :  ハナサフラン  Hanasafuran,     花サフラン  Hanasafuran,   はなさふら ん  Harusafuran,  ハ ルサフラン   Harusafuran,  クロッカス・ ヴェルヌス  Kurokkasu verunusu.

NORWEGIAN : Krokus, Vårkrokus.

RUSSIAN :  Шафран весенний  Shafran vesennij.

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
General on-line

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

F.C.D. 2004 - 2012,   Flora Croatica Database. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, FER-ZPR, University of Zagreb. < http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd/ >.

Hemetsberger Paul ,  2002 - 2013,  Deutsch-Englisch-Übersetzung.  < http://www.dict.cc/ >.

Hoog & Dix Export bv, 2004, Catalogue of Classic, Rare and Unusual Bulbs. Crocus species and cultivars list. < http://www.hoogdix.com/pg/pg_crocus.htm >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?crocus (11 October 2002).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Wikipedia, 2013, Crocus. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus >. A particularly useful page on the subject displaying both taxonomy and good photos.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) :   Sicco Ens.

 

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