| Author: | Richard Gorer, 1975 |
| Family: |
PRIMULACEAE | |
Origin: |
Peloponnese, Rhodes, SW Kos | |
Soil: |
Rich | | Water: |
Medium | | Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
7 Centimetres |
| Height: |
10 Centimetres | | Flower: |
White - Light Pink - Dark Pink |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
Rhodes Cyclamen | |
Synonyms: |
Cyclamen repandum subsp.
peloponnsiacum Grey-Wilson = Cyclamen peloponnesiacum, Kit Tan,
2001 = Cyclamen rhodium subsp. peloponnesiacum, J. Compton &
Culham, 2003.
Cyclamen repandum
subsp.
rhodense, Grey-Wilson.
| This member of the
Primulaceae family
was given this name by Richard Gorer in 1975. It is found on Peloponnese, Rhodes
and south-western Kos, growing in a rich soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over light pink to dark
pink. The genera name from Greek
kyklos:
'circle' referring to the rounded tubers. The
species name from the island of Rhodes. |
