CYCLAMEN REPANDUM
Author:
James Edward Smith, 1806
Family:
PRIMULACEAE
Origin:
Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corse, Croatia, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Sardegna, Serbia, Slovenia, Southern France, Switzerland
Elevation:
Publisher:
J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 128 (1806)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4,5-7 Centimetres
Height:
10 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Cyclaminus repanda, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, 1892.
Cyclamen repandum var. baborense, Debussche & Quézel.
Cyclamen repandum subsp. peloponnesiacum, Grey-Wilson.
Cyclamen repandum subsp. rhodense, Grey-Wilson.
Cyclamen repandum var. vividum, Grey-Wilson.
This member of the Primulaceae family was given this name by James Edward Smith in 1806. It is found in Southern Europe and Algeria, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to 4,5 or even 7 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 10 centimetres in height. The flowers are reddish pink.
The genera name from Greek kyklos: 'circle' referring to the rounded tubers. The species name repandum is Latin for 'bent back' or 'turned up'. The caudex from Cyclamen.org.
Flower
Reddish Pink
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
