Author: | James Edward Smith, 1806 |
Family: |
PRIMULACEAE |
Origin: |
Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Southern
France, Italy, Serbia, Algeria, Corse, East Aegean Island,
Greece, Sardegna, Switzerland, Yugoslavia |
Soil: |
Rich | Water: |
Medium - Maximum | Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
4,5-7 Centimetres |
Height: |
10 Centimetres | Flower: |
Reddish Pink |
Propagate: | Seeds |
Names: |
Spring Sowbread, Wavy Cyclamen |
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'. |