Korolkov saffron ( lat. Crocus korolkowii ) is a tuber bulbous herbaceous perennial plant , a species of the genus Saffron ( Crocus ) of the Iris family , or Irisaceae ( Iridaceae ). First tested in 1881 in St. Petersburg. In Kazakhstan it is tested in Leninogorsk and Almaty - successfully grown since 1957.
| Saffron Korolkova |
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| The kingdom : | Green plants |
| Class: | Monocotyledonous [1] |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Crocus korolkowii Regel ex Maw |
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It is found in Central Asia . Endemic .
It grows on fine slopes.
Plant height of 10-30 cm.
Corm oblong-spherical, slightly oblate, 1.5 cm high, with a diameter of 1.2 - 1.3 cm; membranous membranes, fine-fibrous, form an obscure reticulation.
Leaves , 8-12 in number, bare, narrow, basal, tuft-like, 5–6 cm long, about 2 mm wide.
Perianth in the throat naked, yellow-orange lobes. Three stamens , they are half as long as the tepals, with orange anthers not diverging at the top. The fruit is an oblong capsule, about 1 cm wide, appearing above the soil surface only after ripening. Flowering in February-May, fruits in May-June. Propagated by seed (sometimes self-seeding) and vegetatively .
Saffron is used for food coloring. Saffron is added to the dough, pilaf, pastries to give them not only a beautiful color, but also, with a sufficient amount of saffron, also a pleasant smell.
Taxonomy
The species Korolkova Saffron is included in the genus Saffron ( Crocus ) of the Crocoideae subfamily of the family Iris ( Iridaceae ) of the order Asparagales .
| 24 more families (according to the APG II System ) | | about 30 more births | |
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| order Sparse flowers | | | subfamily Kotovnikovye | | | View Saffron Korolkova |
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| department Flowering, or Angiosperms | | | Iris family | | | genus Saffron | | |
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| another 44 orders of flowering plants
(according to the APG II System ) | | 4 more subfamilies
(according to the APG II System ) | | about 80 more species |
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