Cyclamen pseudibericum (incorrectly spelled pseudoibericum), the false Iberian cyclamen, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyclamen of the family Primulaceae, native to the Amanus or Nur and Anti-Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey. It is an herbaceous, tuberous perennial growing to 12 cm (5 in). It is similar to Cyclamen coum, but with longer petals.
| Cyclamen pseudibericum | |
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| Cyclamen pseudibericum f. pseudibericum in cultivation | |
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| Cyclamen pseudibericum f. roseum in the wild | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Cyclamen |
| Subgenus: | C. subg. Gyrophoebe |
| Species: | C. pseudibericum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclamen pseudibericum Hildebr.
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Description edit
The tuber develops roots from the center below. The leaves are longer than wide, with a hastate or Christmas-tree pattern in green and silver. The spring-blooming flowers with five reflexed, upswept petals, are fragrant and magenta-purple or pink, with a darker blotch and a white zone at the end of the nose (larger than that of C. coum). After flowering, a pod develops on a coiled stem that rests on the ground, releasing its seeds directly on to the soil surface.[1]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[2] (confirmed 2017).[3]
Subdivisions edit
Forms edit
There are two naturally occurring forms, distinguished by predominant flower color. C. pseudibericum f. pseudibericum is magenta-purple and C. pseudibericum f. roseum is light pink to nearly white.
Hybrids edit
Cyclamen × schwarzii Grey-Wilson is a fertile hybrid of Cyclamen pseudibericum × Cyclamen libanoticum. This hybrid can cross back with one of the parents. According to Grey-Wilson some very pale forms of C. pseudibericum f. roseum could actually be C. ×schwarzii or a back-cross of it.[4]
In cultivation edit
Cyclamen pseudibericum blooms from January to March. It is moderately hardy and should therefore be planted preferably in a sheltered place or in cold greenhouse.[5]
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Young leaf in autumn -
Opening of the flowers -
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Close-up of flower -
Convoluting after pollination
References edit
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Cyclamen pseudibericum". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Grey-Wilson, Christopher. Cyclamen: A Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists. Timber Press, 1997. ISBN 0-88192-386-9
- ^ "Cyclamen pseudibericum".
External links edit
Media related to Cyclamen pseudibericum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cyclamen pseudibericum at Wikispecies- Cyclamen Society
