''Cyclamen rhodium'' (also called ''Cyclamen peloponnesiacum''; once included in '' Cyclamen repandum'') is a

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''Cyclamen'' of the

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to the Peloponnese, Rhodes, and southwestern Kos. It is a

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growing to , with mottled, heart-shaped leaves and pink flowers, darker carmine pink at the base, appearing in spring. Like all cyclamens, the flowers consist of five upswept, reflexed petals.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies, distinguished by

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and

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color. ''Cyclamen rhodium'' subsp. ''rhodium'' is white or pale pink with a pink nose and grows in shaded woodland and shrubland on the islands of

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...

and

Kos Kos or Cos (; el, Κως ) is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 36,986 (2021 census), ...

. ''Cyclamen rhodium'' subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'' J. Compton & Culham is pink with a deep carmine-pink mouth and grows in shaded woodland in the

Taygetus The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus ( el, Ταΰγετος, Taygetos) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet ...

Mountains in the southern Peloponnese and near Mt.

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in the north. ''Cyclamen rhodium'' subsp. ''vividum'' J. Compton & Culham is deep carmine-magenta and grows in sunny areas on the southeastern coast of the Peloponnese.

Former names

''Cyclamen rhodium'' was once called ''Cyclamen peloponnesiacum''; before that, it was included in '' Cyclamen repandum''. The subspecies of ''Cyclamen rhodium'' were classified thus: *''Cyclamen repandum'' **subsp. ''rhodense'' **subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'' var. ''peloponnesiacum'' **subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'' var. ''vividum'' *''Cyclamen peloponnesiacum'' () Kit Tan **subsp. ''rhodense'' **subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'' **subsp. ''vividum''

References

External links

Cyclamen Society
(as ''Cyclamen repandum'' subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'' and subsp. ''rhodense'')
Pacific Bulb Society
(as ''Cyclamen repandum'' subsp. ''peloponnesiacum'') *
photos
from trip to Peloponnese — Northumberland Alpine Gardener's Diary (middle of page) {{Taxonbar, from=Q19751529

rhodium Rhodium is a chemical element with the symbol Rh and atomic number 45. It is a very rare, silvery-white, hard, corrosion-resistant transition metal. It is a noble metal and a member of the platinum group. It has only one naturally occurring i ...