Cyclamen africanum

Cyclamen africanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Primulaceae
Subfamilia: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Cyclamen
Subgenus: C. subg. Cyclamen
Series: C. ser. Cyclamen
Species: Cyclamen africanum

Name

Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut., Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. 75 (1852).

• Type: N Africa, Algeria.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyclaminus africana (Boiss. & Reuter) Bonnet & Barratte, Expl. Sci. Tunisie, Cat. Pl. 279 (1896).
  • Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. africanum (Boiss. & Reut.) Ietsw., J. Cyclamen Soc. 29: 21 (2005).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyclamen saldense Pomel, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 36: 354 (1888).
    • Cyclamen africanum subsp. saldense (Pomel) Batt., Fl. Algérie 1(4): 720 (1890).
  • Cyclamen algeriense Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 22 (1903).
    • Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXXII.
  • Cyclamen pachybolbum Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 22 (1903).
    • Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXXI.
  • Cyclamen subrotundum Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 21 (1903).
    • Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXX.
  • Cyclamen venustum Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 21 (1903).
    • Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXIX.
  • Cyclamen numidicum Glasau, Planta 30: 528 (1939). DOI: 10.1007/BF01917067 non Cyclamen numidicum Gand..
    • Cyclamen ambiguum O.Schwarz, Feddes Repert. 58: 275 (1955), nom. nov.
    • Type: Cultivated material originating from North Algeria, received 1935, H. Corrévon
  • Cyclamen commutatum O.Schwarz & Lepper, Feddes Repert. 69: 91 (1964).
    • Type: “Hortus Botanicus Jenensis ex seminibus prope Alger collectis culta”, Lepper (JE)

Hybrids

• C. × hildebrandii
  

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. & Reuter, G.F. 1852. Pugillus Plantarum Novarum Africae Borealis Hispaniaeque Australis. Genevae: Ramboz. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Grey-Wilson, C. 2002. Cyclamen: a guide for gardeners, horticulturists and botanists. New edition. London: Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8760-7 Reference page. 
• Mathew, B.F. 2013. Genus Cyclamen in Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ISBN 978-1-84246-472-4, p. 152–156 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cyclamen africanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cyclamen africanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cyclamen africanum. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cyclamen africanum. Accessed: 5 Sep 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cyclamen africanum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 5.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Cyclamen africanum. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2016-1-21.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyclamen africanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

magyar: Afrikai ciklámen

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