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Taxon:  Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton



Summary
Genus:
Cyclamen
Subgenus:
Cyclamen
Series:
Cyclamen
Family:
Primulaceae
Subfamily:
Myrsinoideae
Nomen number:
12737
Place of publication:
Hort. kew. 1:196. 1789
Verified:
02/11/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton var. confusum Grey-Wilson (0 active accession[s])
Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton var. hederifolium (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cyclamen neapolitanum Ten.
Cyclamen neapolitanum Ten. var. album hort. ex Malley
Cyclamen neapolitanum Ten. var. neapolitanum
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Davis, A. P. & H. N. McGough, eds. 1999. CITES bulb checklist for the genera: Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Grey-Wilson, C. 1988. Cyclamen: a guide for gardeners, horticulturalists and botanists, ed. 2 107.
  10. Grey-Wilson, C. 1988. The genus Cyclamen 107-113.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
ivy-leaf cyclamen –
sowbread –
French
cyclamen de Naples –
German
Herbst-Alpenveilchen –
neapolitanisches Alpenveilchen –
Swedish
höstcyklamen –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland s.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e. & Corsica
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (w.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland (s.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.e. & Corsica)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Grey-Wilson, C. 1988. Cyclamen: a guide for gardeners, horticulturalists and botanists, ed. 2 107.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12737. Accessed 5 May 2025.