| Cyclamen libanoticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Myrsinaceae |
| Genus: | Cyclamen |
| Subgenus: | Corticata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclamen libanoticum Hildebr. |
|
Cyclamen libanoticum (Lebanon cyclamen)[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrsinaceae. It is native to a small area in the mountains of Lebanon northeast of Beirut at 750-1,400 m (2,500-4,600 ft) elevation. From winter to spring, it bears peppery-smelling flowers with 5 oval petals opening white, then turning pale pink, usually with an irregular crimson-magenta mark at the base. Leaves are heart-shaped, gray-green with a darker arrowhead pattern. The tuber only produces roots from one side of the bottom.
Cyclamen ×wellensiekii Iets. is a hybrid obtained in 1969 in the Netherlands between this species and Cyclamen cyprium – the other species of sub-genus Corticata. This fertile hybrid has pink flowers from Novembre till March.
Cyclamen ×schwarzii Grey-Wilson is a fertile hybrid Cyclamen pseudibericum × Cyclamen libanoticum. This hybrid can cross back with one of the parents.