Saffron (Crocus sativus) is an autotriploid that evolved in Attica (Greece) from wild Crocus cartwrightianus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.03.022
Abstract: Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, is the source of saffron, which is made from the dried stigmas of the plant. It is a male-sterile triploid lineage that ever since its origin has been propagated vegetatively.… read more here.
Keywords: crocus; crocus cartwrightianus; saffron; autotriploid evolved ... See more keywords