Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reut.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Cyclamen

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.11-0.325m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.11 - 0.33
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Cyclamen africanum flower picture by Sam Souguel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyclamen africanum world distribution map, present in Algeria, Morocco, Myanmar, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700686-1
WFO ID wfo-0000631707
COL ID 32SKK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyclamen ambiguum Cyclamen subrotundum Cyclamen algeriense Cyclamen saldense Cyclamen venustum Cyclamen commutatum Cyclamen numidicum Cyclamen pachybolbum Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. africanum Cyclamen africanum