Cyclamen rhodium subsp. peloponnesiacum (Grey-Wilson) J. Compton & Culham

Cyclamen rhodium subsp. peloponnesiacum (Grey-Wilson) J. Compton & Culham

Synonymy

  • Cyclamen repandum subsp. peloponnesiacum Grey-Wilson
  • Cyclamen peloponnesiacum (Grey-Wilson) Kit Tan
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Taxon info

Cyclamen rhodium subsp. peloponnesiacum is a spring-flowering species found in damp, mossy coniferous or deciduous woodland. It belongs to the C. repandum group, the taxonomy of which is somewhat unsettled. As currently understood, C. rhodium subsp. rhodium is restricted to Rodos, Kos and possibly Chios, whereas subsp. peloponnesiacum and subsp. vividum occur in Peloponnisos, and C. repandum s.str. is a C Mediterranean taxon (Italy, SE France, etc.).A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 354 [Plate 19.5]

Distribution

GR(Pe StE

Greece (Peloponnisos present; Sterea Ellas present)

Status

Native / Range-Restricted

Chorology

Greek endemic

Life-form

Geophyte (Cryptophyte)

Habitat

Woodlands and scrub

IUCN category

Not Evaluated

Presidential Decree 67/81

No

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