Cyclamen is Medieval Latin, from earlier Latin cyclamīnos, from Ancient Greek κυκλάμινος, kyklā́mīnos (also kyklāmī́s), from κύκλος, kýklos "circle", because of the round tuber. In English the species of the genus are commonly … 展开

The genus Cyclamen was first described by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753.
Phylogeny
A phylogeny of Cyclamen published in 2000, with four supported clades approximately … 展开

In the sixteenth century, women in their early stages of pregnancy avoided cyclamens in fear of a miscarriage because they were considered to strongly induce childbirth. 展开

Cyclamen have a tuber, from which the leaves, flowers and roots grow. In most species leaves come up in autumn, grow through the winter and then die in spring, then the plant goes dormant through the dry Mediterranean summer.
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Cyclamen species are eaten by the caterpillars of the gothic moth. 展开

Cyclamen diversity in the Mediterranean has been studied extensively to understand how the species remain distinct (Debussche et al., … 展开

Cyclamen are commonly grown for their flowers, both outdoors and indoors in pots. Several species, particularly Cyclamen hederifolium, are hardy and can be grown outdoors in mild climates such as northwest Europe and the Pacific Northwest of … 展开