Cyclamen cyprium
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Cyclamen cyprium.jpg
| genus = Cyclamen
| parent = Cyclamen subg. Gyrophoebe
| species = cyprium
| authority = Kotschy
}}
Cyclamen cyprium (Cyprus cyclamen) is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to woodland at {{convert|300|-|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}} elevation in the mountains of Cyprus. It is the national flower.{{Cite web |url=http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/a5e0199a400ea5d8c2257060003da28b/BB1649B6A125D106C225710A00286CC0/$file/kyklamino%20-%20cyclamen_cyprium%20-%20greek.pdf |title=Κυκλάμινο το κυπριακό |access-date=2008-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518013303/http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/a5e0199a400ea5d8c2257060003da28b/BB1649B6A125D106C225710A00286CC0/$file/kyklamino%20-%20cyclamen_cyprium%20-%20greek.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-18 |url-status=dead }} Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen graecum are also found on Cyprus, but are not endemic.
Description
Leaves are heart-shaped with coarsely toothed edges, green variegated with blotches of silver above and purple beneath.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
After pollination, flower stems curl, and seeds are borne in round pods, opening by 5 flaps when mature.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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.
Gallery
Image:Cyclamen cyprium (leaves).jpg|leaves
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ncyprus/green/flora/cicek5.htm Cyclamen cyprium]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100413171340/http://www.cyclamen.org/cyprium_set.html Cyclamen Society]
- [http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CyclamenSpeciesOne#cyprium Pacific Bulb Society]
- [https://inspiringplants.org/cyclamen-cyprium Mark Griffiths Cyclamen species cultivation and photos site - C.cyprium]
- [https://inspiringplants.org/cyclamen-x-wellensiekii Mark Griffiths Cyclamen species cultivation and photos site - C.x wellensiekii]
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Category:Cyprus Mediterranean forests