Cyclamen intaminatum (= Cyclamen cilicium var. intaminatum) is a perennial flowering plant growing from a tuber, native to oak woodland in scattered spots at 100–1,100 m (330–3,610 ft) in western Turkey. It is similar to Cyclamen cilicium, but smaller.
Cyclamen intaminatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Cyclamen |
Subgenus: | C. subg. Gyrophoebe |
Species: | C. intaminatum
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Binomial name | |
Cyclamen intaminatum | |
Synonyms | |
Cyclamen cilicium var. intaminatum Meikle |
Etymology
editThe species is named intāminātum "undefiled",[1] from the stem of contāmen (= -tagmen) "pollution", from tangō "I touch",[2] because of the unmarked petals.
Description
editLeaves are almost round and dark green variegated with silver.
Flowers are white to light pink, with no spot of darker color on the nose as in many other cyclamens.
References
edit- ^ intāminātus. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "contaminate". Online Etymology Dictionary.
External links
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