| Author: |
Mats I. Thulin & Ahmed M. Warfa,
1989 |
| Family: |
PRIMULACEAE | |
Origin: |
NE Somali Republic | |
Soil: |
Mix | | Water: |
Medium | | Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
8 Centimetres | | Flower: |
Pink - Purple |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
Somalia Cyclamen | |
Synonyms: |
- | This member of the
Primulaceae family
was given this name by Mats Ingmar Thulin and Ahmed Mumin Warfa in 1989. It is found in
the south-eastern Somali Republic, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
some sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to eight centimetres in height. The flowers are pink to purple.
The genera name from Greek kyklos:
'circle' referring to the rounded tubers. The
species name after the country it is found in.
This is a winter-grower. | 
