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Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesCyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut. 
BibliographyPugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 75 (1852)
Native RangeMorocco to nw. Tunisia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Descriptioncorms spherical, leaves reniform, dark green, glabrous, weakly variegate, dentate, abaxially pale green, flowers weakly fragrant, petals basally carmine variegate
Size5-10cm
Colorpale violet, pink
Bloomautumn
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark
division of resting tubers
SynonymsCyclamen 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.
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
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