Cyclamen

This article is about the flower. For other uses, see Cyclamen (disambiguation).

Cyclamen
Wild Cyclamen persicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Cyclamen
L.
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclaminos Heldr.
  • Cyclaminum Bubani
  • Cyclaminus Haller
A Botanical scan of Cyclamen persicum including tuber

Cyclamen (US: /ˈsaɪkləmən/ SY-klə-mən or UK: /ˈsɪkləmən/ SIK-lə-mən)[2][3][4] is a genus of 23 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. In English, it is known by the common names sowbread or swinebread. Cyclamen species are native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin east to the Caucasus and Iran, with one species in Somalia. They grow from tubers and are valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves.

It was traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, was reclassified in the family Myrsinaceae[5] in 2000[6] and finally, in 2009 with the introduction of the APG III system, was returned to the subfamily Myrsinoideae within the family Primulaceae.[7]

  1. ^ Cyclamen L. | Kew Science. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32774-1
  2. ^ cyclamen (noun). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2014.
  3. ^ "cyclamen". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  4. ^ "cyclamen". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  5. ^ "Cyclamen". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  6. ^ Källersjö, Bergqvist & Anderberg 2000
  7. ^ Stevens 2012