Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut. |
Bibliography | Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 75 (1852) |
Native Range | Morocco to nw. Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | corms spherical, leaves reniform, dark green, glabrous, weakly variegate, dentate, abaxially pale green, flowers weakly fragrant, petals basally carmine variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale violet, pink |
Bloom | autumn |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Cyclamen africanum ssp. saldense (Pomel) Batt. Cyclamen algeriense Jord. Cyclamen ambiguum O.Schwarz Cyclamen commutatum O.Schwarz Cyclamen hederifolium ssp. africanum (Boiss. & Reut.) Ietsw. Cyclamen numidicum Glasau Cyclamen pachybolbum Jord. Cyclamen saldense Pomel Cyclamen subrotundum Jord. Cyclamen venustum Jord. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |