Cyclamen rohlfsianum

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. Rohlfsianum
Species: Cyclamen rohlfsianum
Name

Cyclamen rohlfsianum Asch., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 528 (1897).

Type collection: Libye, Benghazi. November 1879, Rohlfs & Stecker

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cyclamen rohlfsianum f. album B.Mathew, J. Cyclamen Soc. 26: 15 (2002).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Libya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Ascherson, P.F.A. 1897. Cyclamen rohlfsianum sp. nov. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5(6): 528–529. BHL 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. 188–194 Reference page.

Links

The Plant List 2013. Cyclamen rohlfsianum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2016 May 22.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyclamen rohlfsianum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 21-Apr-06.

Cyclamen rohlfsianum is a species of perennial plant in the family Primulaceae.[2] It is endemic to Libya.[1] It grows from a tuber in shrubland, especially in limestone cracks, up to 450 m (1,500 ft) above sea level. It is one of the tenderest cyclamen species. The plant was discovered by Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs in 1879, and was named after him in 1897 by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson.

Description

Its tubers are round when young, but become irregular with age, with multiple growing points across the surface of the tuber.[3] Cyclamen purpurascens also has irregular older tubers. Its leaves are large, with pointed lobes and prominent ribs, and wider than long. Leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium often have lobes, but are usually longer than wide. its flowers bloom in autumn with the young leaves and have 5 upswept petals, light pink with a darker nose. The stamens and pistil project below the nose, suggesting the shooting stars (Dodecatheon), but unlike any other cyclamen.
Cultivation

Cyclamen rohlfsianum has a longer summer dormancy than many other cyclamen species and flowers best after a hot, sunny summer. In this way it is similar to Cyclamen graecum and Cyclamen africanum.
Gallery

young leaf

varied leaf patterns at Tile Barn Nursery

References

"Cyclamen rohlfsianum Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
"Cyclamen rohlfsianum Asch". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

reply #435. Cyclamen 2009. Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum.

External links
C. Grey-Wilson. Cyclamen: a guide for gardeners, horticulturists, and botanists. p. 141. Google Books.
Cyclamen Society
Gallery of the World's Bulbs — International Bulb Society
"Cyclamen rohlfsianum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).