Cyclamen cyprium

Cyclamen cyprium is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to woodland at 300–1,200 m (980–3,940 ft) elevation in the mountains of Cyprus. It is the national flower. Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen graecum are also found on Cyprus, but are not endemic.

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Leaves are heart-shaped with coarsely toothed edges, green variegated with blotches of silver above and purple beneath.[citation needed] Flowers bloom in autumn to winter, and have 5 upswept petals, white to pale pink with a magenta blotch near the nose. The bases of the petals curve outwards into auricles.[citation needed] After pollination, flower stems curl, and seeds are borne in round pods, opening by 5 flaps when mature.[citation needed] Cyclamen ×wellensiekii Iets. is a hybrid obtained in 1969 in the Netherlands between this species and Cyclamen libanoticum – another species of sub-genus Gyrophoebe. This fertile hybrid has pink flowers from November until March.

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