''Cyclamen intaminatum'' (= ''
Cyclamen cilicium
''Cyclamen cilicium'' is a species of flowering perennial plant in the family Primulaceae. It is native to coniferous woodland at elevation in the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey.
Etymology
The species name ''cilicium'' is the adjective of ...
''
var. ''intaminatum'') is a
perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
growing from a
tuber
Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growin ...
, native to
oak woodland in scattered spots at in western
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. It is similar to ''Cyclamen cilicium'', but smaller.
Etymology
The species is named ''intāminātum'' "undefiled", from the stem of ''contāmen'' (= ''-tagmen'') "pollution", from ''ta
ngō'' "I touch",
because of the unmarked petals.
Description
Leaves are almost round and dark green
variegated with silver.
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism ...
s are white to light pink, with no spot of darker color on the nose as in many other cyclamens.
References
External links
Cyclamen SocietyPacific Bulb Society
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IPNI ListingKew Plant List
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intaminatum
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