Cyclamen

alt=A Botanical scan of Cyclamen persicum including tuber|right|frameless|354x354px Cyclamen ( or ) is a genus of 25 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.

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Cyclamen is a genus of plants within the family Primulaceae. It belongs to the order Ericales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is classified under the subfamily Myrsinoideae. Common names for the group include cyclamen, بخور مريم, Meşənovruzu, and Цыкламен.

The native range of Cyclamen includes Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, and Greece. The genus has also been introduced to Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Oregon, Romania, and Ukraine. One species, the Ivy-leaved cyclamen, has recorded 16,744 observations on iNaturalist.

Records for the genus are held by institutions including MADUG-UG, CAS, MO, MEL, and NHMUK, with collections from Mexico, the United States, Algeria, Tunisia, and Austria. The taxon has 107,946 occurrences recorded in GBIF and is referenced by 220 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece

Observations16,744

Observations recorded107,946

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 99
With media: 77
Family: Primulaceae
Collections: MADUG-UG, CAS, MO, MEL, NHMUK, VT
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Algeria, Tunisia, Austria, Italy, Egypt, Netherlands

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Research

166 papers

Cyclamen europaeum extract for acute sinusitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Zalmanovici Trestioreanu A, Barua A, Pertzov BDOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011341.pub2
Comprehensive Review of Cyclamen: Development, Bioactive Properties, and Therapeutic Applications.ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Sharara A, Badran A, Hijazi A et al.DOI: 10.3390/ph17070848
Breeding of fragrant cyclamen by interspecific hybridization and ion-beam irradiation.ReviewBreeding science · 2018Ishizaka HDOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.17117
Characterization of Cyclamen genotypes using morphological descriptors and DNA molecular markers in a multivariate analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Cornea-Cipcigan M, Pamfil D, Sisea CR et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1100099
Insights into chloroplast genome structure, intraspecific variation, and phylogeny of Cyclamen species (Myrsinoideae).Scientific reports · 2023Mao L, Zou Q, Sun Z et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-27163-1
The first complete chloroplast genome of Cyclamen persicum and its phylogenetic position within Primulaceae.Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2024Zhang W, Ba J, Guo J et al.DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2383687
A species specific metabolism leading to male rat reprotoxicity of Cyclamen aldehyde: in vivo and in vitro evaluation.ReviewFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2021Natsch A, Nordone A, Adamson GM et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112243
A phyloclimatic study of Cyclamen.BMC evolutionary biology · 2006Yesson C, Culham ADOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-6-72

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

Names
Description
Tuber
Leaves
Flowers
Fruit
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Species
Ecology
Conservation
Culture
Cultivation and uses
Hardiness
Florists' ''Cyclamen''
Gallery
References
Notes
Sources
External links

==Names== Cyclamen is Medieval Latin, from earlier Latin , from Ancient Greek , (also ), from , "circle", because of the round tuber. In English the species of the genus are commonly called by the genus name.

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