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Cyclamen intaminatum

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Cyclamen intaminatum is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.[2][3] It is 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.

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Cyclamen intaminatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Cyclamen
Subgenus: C. subg. Gyrophoebe
Species:
C. intaminatum
Binomial name
Cyclamen intaminatum
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclamen cilicium subsp. intaminatum (Meikle) Ietsw.
  • Cyclamen cilicium var. intaminatum Meikle
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Etymology

The species is named intāminātum "undefiled",[4] from the stem of contāmen (= -tagmen) "pollution", from tangō "I touch",[5] because of the unmarked petals.

Description

It grows from a tuber with leaves that are almost round and dark green variegated with silver. Its Flowers are white to light pink, with no spot of darker color on the nose as in many other cyclamens.

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