The World of Crocuses

The World of Crocuses

Author
Ruksans, J.

Publisher
The Latvian Academy of Sciences

Date of publication
January 2017, 1^st edition

ISBN
978-9934-19-125-1

Format
568 pages, 295 x 215 x 35 mm, 1.96 kg, Hard Cover colour, Inside colour

Text structure
Table of contents (see below), Glossary, Bibliography

Language
English

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The World of Crocuses is a much awaited encyclopedia on crocuses

Published by the Latvian Academy of Sciences, it is the most comprehensive Monograph currently available on this botanical family

Its author, Janis Ruksans, Dr. Honoris Causa from the Latvian Academy of Sciences, grows thousands of crocus plants

Internationally reknowned expert on Crocuses, he studied them extensively in their natural habitat, obtained many hybrids as a crocus breeder, and authored several books on bulbous plants and crocuses

He delivered this monumental work, the World of Crocuses, in which he describes exhaustively and with much details 235 botanical species among the 250+ crocuses currently listed

The book is pleasantly illustrated with a large number of color photos

A must for Professionals and for all Crocus and Bulbous Plants Enthusiasts

La Paradisière, one of the sponsors who helped fund the print of this work, is pleased to offer rare collection copies kindly signed by the Author

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RARITY TO SEIZE
2000 copies were printed in 2017
There are no plans to reprint due to printing cost
(a supplement of a few dozen pages concerning around thirty species not listed in the initial edition is currently being written by the same author)

All the stock initially printed was rapidly acquired by Collectors and Botanical Gardens
The book is not sold in bookstores or through commercial channels
Less than 5 copies are available
They are signed by the Author

The Encyclopedia on Crocuses : Table of Contents

Sponsors  7
Acknowledgements   9
About the author   11

Part I. General information about Crocuses and their Cultivation  13
Preface  14
Cultivation  15
Propagation  21
Pests and Diseases  23
Classification and Identification  26
Botanical characters  29
Species  38
Keys for crocus species  43

Part II. Crocus species from A to Z  55
235 espèces botaniques présentées une par une de manière détaillée avec de nombreuses photos en couleur et cartes de distribution + 1 section sur les Crocus hybrides - ci-dessous la liste complète

A
001 - Crocus abatensis
002 - Crocus abracteolus
003 - Crocus adamii
004 - Crocus adamioides
005 - Crocus adanensis
006 - Crocus aerius
007 - Crocus akdagensis
008 - Crocus akkayaensis
009 - Crocus alatavicus
010 - Crocus albocoronatus
011 - Crocus aleppicus
012 - Crocus alexandri
013 - Crocus almehensis
014 - Crocus ancyrensis
015 - Crocus angustifolius
016 - Crocus antalyensioides
017 - Crocus antalyensis
018 - Crocus antherotes
019 - Crocus archibaldiorum
020 - Crocus arizelus
021 - Crocus armeniensis
022 - Crocus artvinensis
023 - Crocus asumaniae
024 - Crocus athous
025 - Crocus atrospermus
026 - Crocus atticus
027 - Crocus autranii

B
028 - Crocus babadagensis
029 - Crocus balansae
030 - Crocus banaticus
031 - Crocus baytopiorum
032 - Crocus berytius
033 - Crocus beydaglarensis
034 - Crocus bifloriformis
035 - Crocus biflorus
036 - Crocus boissieri
037 - Crocus bolensis
038 - Crocus boryi
039 - Crocus boulosii
040 - Crocus bowlesianus
041 - Crocus brachyfilus
042 - Crocus brickellii

C
043 - Crocus caelestis
044 - Crocus calanthus
045 - Crocus cambessedesii
046 - Crocus cancellatus
047 - Crocus candidus
048 - Crocus cappadocicus
049 - Crocus caricus
050 - Crocus carpetanus
051 - Crocus cartwrightianus
052 - Crocus caspius
053 - Crocus chrysanthus
054 - Crocus clusii
055 - Crocus coloreus
056 - Crocus concinnus
057 - Crocus corsicus
058 - Crocus crewei
059 - Crocus cvijicii
060 - Crocus cyprius

D
061 - Crocus dalmaticus
062 - Crocus damascenus
063 - Crocus danfordiae
064 - Crocus danubensis
065 - Crocus demirizianus
066 - Crocus dilekyarensis
067 - Crocus dispathaceus
068 - Crocus duncanii

E
069 - Crocus etruscus

F
070 - Crocus fauseri
071 - Crocus fibroannulatus
072 - Crocus filis-maculatis
073 - Crocus flavus
074 - Crocus fleischeri

G
075 - Crocus gargaricus
076 - Crocus geghartii
077 - Crocus gembosii
078 - Crocus georgei
079 - Crocus gilanicus
080 - Crocus goulimyi
081 - Crocus graveolens
082 - Crocus gunae
083 - Crocus guneri

H
084 - Crocus hadriaticus
085 - Crocus hakkariensis
086 - Crocus hartmannianus
087 - Crocus haussknechtii
088 - Crocus hellenicus
089 - Crocus henrikii
090 - Crocus hermoneus
091 - Crocus heuffelianus
092 - Crocus hittiticus
093 - Crocus hyemalis

I
094 - Crocus ibrahimii
095 - Crocus ilgazensis
096 - Crocus ilvensis
097 - Crocus imperati
098 - Crocus incognitus
099 - Crocus ionopharynx
100 - Crocus iranicus
101 - Crocus isauricus
102 - Crocus istanbulensis

J
103 - Crocus jablanicensis

K
104 - Crocus kangalensis
105 - Crocus karamanensis
106 - Crocus karduchorum
107 - Crocus kartaldagensis
108 - Crocus katrancensis
109 - Crocus kerndorffiorum
110 - Crocus kofudagensis
111 - Crocus korolkowii
112 - Crocus kosaninii
113 - Crocus kotschyanus
114 - Crocus kurdistanicus

L
115 - Crocus laevigatus
116 - Crocus lazicus
117 - Crocus leichtlinii
118 - Crocus leucostylosus
119 - Crocus ligusticus
120 - Crocus longiflorus
121 - Crocus lyciotauricus
122 - Crocus lycius
123 - Crocus lydius

M
124 - Crocus macedonicus
125 - Crocus malatyensis
126 - Crocus malyi
127 - Crocus marasensis
128 - Crocus mathewii
129 - Crocus mawii
130 - Crocus mazziaricus
131 - Crocus mediotauricus
132 - Crocus melantherus
133 - Crocus mersinensis
134 - Crocus michelsonii
135 - Crocus micranthus
136 - Crocus minimus
137 - Crocus minutus
138 - Crocus moabiticus
139 - Crocus mouradii
140 - Crocus muglaensis
141 - Crocus multicostatus
142 - Crocus munzurense
143 - Crocus musagecitii
144 - Crocus mysius

N
145 - Crocus naqabendis
146 - Crocus neapolitanus
147 - Crocus neglectus
148 - Crocus nerimaniae
149 - Crocus nevadensis
150 - Crocus nivalis
151 - Crocus niveus
152 - Crocus novicii
153 - Crocus nubigena
154 - Crocus nudiflorus

O
155 - Crocus ochroleucus
156 - Crocus olivieri
157 - Crocus oreocreticus
158 - Crocus oreogenus
159 - Crocus orphei

P
160 - Crocus pallasii
161 - Crocus pallidus
162 - Crocus pamphylicus
163 - Crocus paschei
164 - Crocus pelistericus
165 - Crocus pelitensis
166 - Crocus pestalozzae
167 - Crocus ponticus
168 - Crocus pseudonubigena
169 - Crocus pulchellus
170 - Crocus pulchricolor
171 - Crocus pumilus
172 - Crocus punctatus
173 - Crocus puringii

Q

R
174 - Crocus rechingeri
175 - Crocus reinhardii
176 - Crocus reticulatus
177 - Crocus rhodensis
178 - Crocus robertianus
179 - Crocus romuleoides
180 - Crocus roseoviolaceus
181 - Crocus rujanensis

S
182 - Crocus sakaltutanensis
183 - Crocus sakariensis
184 - Crocus salurdagensis
185 - Crocus salzamannii
186 - Crocus sarichinarensis
187 - Crocus sativus
188 - Crocus scardicus
189 - Crocus scharojanii
190 - Crocus schneideri
191 - Crocus serotinus
192 - Crocus siculus
193 - Crocus sieberi
194 - Crocus sieheanus
195 - Crocus simavensis
196 - Crocus sipyleus
197 - Crocus sivasensis
198 - Crocus sozenii
199 - Crocus speciosus
200 - Crocus stevensii
201 - Crocus striatulus
202 - Crocus stridii
203 - Crocus suaveolens
204 - Crocus sublimis
205 - Crocus suworowianus

T
206 - Crocus tahtaliensis
207 - Crocus taseliensis
208 - Crocus tauri
209 - Crocus tauricus
210 - Crocus thirkeanus
211 - Crocus thomasii
212 - Crocus thracicus
213 - Crocus tommasinianus
214 - Crocus tournefortii
215 - Crocus turcicus

U
216 - Crocus uschakensis

V
217 - Crocus vaclavii
218 - Crocus vallicola
219 - Crocus variegatus
220 - Crocus veluchensis
221 - Crocus veneris
222 - Crocus vernus
223 - Crocus versicolor
224 - Crocus violaceus
225 - Crocus vitellinus

W
226 - Crocus wattiorum
227 - Crocus weldenii

X
228 - Crocus xantholaimos
229 - Crocus xanthosus

Y
230 - Crocus yakarianus
231 - Crocus yaseminiae
232 - Crocus yataganensis

Z
233 - Crocus zetterlundii
234 - Crocus ziyaretensis
235 - Crocus zubovii

Hybrides
236 - Crocus : Hybrides

Appendices  555
Glossary  555
List of crocus species  557

Bibliography  559
Main synonyms for crocus names  565