Cyclamen africanum

Life-forms

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
Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. africanum (Boiss. & Reut.) Ietsw., J. Cyclamen Soc. 29: 21. 2005.
Cyclaminus africana (Boiss. & Reuter) Bonnet & Barratte, Expl. Sci. Tunisie, Cat. Pl. 279 1896.
Heterotypic
Cyclamen algeriense Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 22. 1903.
Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXXII.
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)
Cyclamen pachybolbum Jord. in Jord. & Fourreau, Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 22. 1903.
Type: Ic. Fl. Eur. pl. CCCCXXI.
Cyclamen saldense Pomel, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 36: 354. 1888.
Cyclamen africanum subsp. saldense (Pomel) Batt., Fl. Algérie 1(4): 720. 1890.
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.

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
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

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.
The Plant List 2013. Cyclamen africanum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2016 1 27.

Vernacular names
magyar: Afrikai ciklámen