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Cyclamen cilicium

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Subgenus
  
Gyrophoebe

Scientific name
  
Cyclamen cilicium

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Cyclamen

Series
  
Cilicium

Higher classification
  
Cyclamen


Similar
  
Cyclamen, Cyclamen intaminatum, Cyclamen mirabile, Cyclamen graecum, Cyclamen hederifolium

Cyclamen cilicium (Cyclamen cilicicum) is a species of flowering perennial plant growing from a tuber, native to coniferous woodland at 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft) elevation in the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey.

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Etymology

The species name cilicium is the adjective of Cilicia, an ancient name of a region of southeast Turkey.

Description

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Leaves are heart-shaped or oval and green, often patterned with silver. Flowers bloom in autumn (fall) and have 5 sepals and 5 upswept petals, white to rose-pink with magenta markings on the nose. They are fragrant.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Forms

Cyclamen cilicium forma album has pure-white petals.

Cyclamen intaminatum was formerly known as Cyclamen cilicium var. intaminatum.

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References

Cyclamen cilicium Wikipedia