Cyclamen_cyprium

<i>Cyclamen cyprium</i>

Cyclamen cyprium

Species of flowering plant

Cyclamen cyprium (Cyprus cyclamen) is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to woodland at 300–1,200 m (980–3,940 ft) elevation in the mountains of Cyprus. It is the national flower.[1] Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen graecum are also found on Cyprus, but are not endemic.

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Description

Leaves are heart-shaped with coarsely toothed edges, green variegated with blotches of silver above and purple beneath.[citation needed]

Flowers bloom in autumn to winter, and have 5 upswept petals, white to pale pink with a magenta blotch near the nose. The bases of the petals curve outwards into auricles.[citation needed]

After pollination, flower stems curl, and seeds are borne in round pods, opening by 5 flaps when mature.[citation needed]

Cyclamen ×wellensiekii Iets. is a hybrid obtained in 1969 in the Netherlands between this species and Cyclamen libanoticum – another species of sub-genus Gyrophoebe. This fertile hybrid has pink flowers from November until March.

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References

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    "Κυκλάμινο το κυπριακό" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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