Saffron (Crocus sativus) is an autotriploid that evolved in Attica (Greece) from wild Crocus cartwrightianus
Z. Nemati, D. Harpke, A. Gemicioglu, H. Kerndorff, F. R. Blattner
This study identifies Crocus cartwrightianus as the sole progenitor of saffron and concludes it evolved in Attica as an autotriploid by combining two genotypes.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2019Evolutionary Biology