Author: | Friedrich
H. Gustav Hildebrand, 1898 |
Family: |
PRIMULACEAE |
Origin: |
Ibrahim River, Lebanon |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum -
Medium |
Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
Height: |
8 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Light Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Lebanon
Cyclamen |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Primulaceae family was given this name by
Friedrich Hermann Gustav Hildebrand in 1898. It is found only in
Jabal Moussa in the valley of the Ibrahim River in central Lebanon, growing in a
rich soil with
lots of water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
five
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to eight centimetres in
height. The
flowers are pale pink.
The genera name from Greek kyklos:
'circle' referring to the rounded tubers. The species name after the country it is found in:
Lebanon.
This is a winter-grower. |