| Cyclamen cilicium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Myrsinaceae |
| Genus: | Cyclamen |
| Subgenus: | Gyrophoebe |
| Series: | Cilicium |
| Binomial name | |
| C. cilicium Boiss. & Heldr. |
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Cyclamen cilicium (= Cyclamen cilicicum) is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to coniferous woodland at 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft) elevation in the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey.
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The species name cilicium is the adjective of Cilicia, an ancient name of a region of southeast Turkey.
Leaves are heart-shaped or oval and green, often patterned with silver.
Flowers bloom in autumn and have 5 sepals and 5 upswept petals, white to rose-pink with magenta markings on the nose. They are fragrant.
Cyclamen cilicium forma album has pure-white petals.
Cyclamen intaminatum was formerly known as Cyclamen cilicium var. intaminatum.