Cyclamen creticum, commonly known as Cretan sowbread, is a small perennial herb endemic to Crete and Karpathos. It is closely related to Cyclamen repandum, and both are placed in subgenus Psilanthum. Some authorities consider C. creticum to be a subspecies of C. repandum.[1]
The name of the subgenus, Psilanthum, comes from Ancient Greek: psilós "bare" and ánthos "flower".
Cyclamen creticum is a small plant that grows to heights of about 15 cm (5.9 in). It is a long-lived perennial herb with a tuberous rootstock. They tend to grow on rocky places, stream and river banks, gullies, or under bushes. Can be described as a tender plant; prefers to grow in the shade protected from the sun.
Leaf - Heart-shaped, cordate leaves, often coarsely toothed, of dark-green color with a red-purple back. Cloudy or netted silvery markings can be seen on the leaf.[2]
Flower - Within the same species, C. creticum flowers come in two distinguished forms: Forma creticum and Forma pallide-roseum.
In its habitat, there is no true demarcation of these two forms.[3] Forma creticum is by far the more common form. The flowers are hermaphroditic and solitary (not part of an inflorescence). Strongly fragrant but produces no nectar. The corolla is formed by five petals, which are long and slender with an absence of auricles. Flowers bloom around April to May.
Stalk - The stalk is long, thin, and red.
C. creticum is endemic to the Greek Islands of Crete and Karpathos. It is known to grow on two locations in Karpathos whereas it is abundantly found all over Crete, growing at sea level to 1300m.[4]
Cyclamen creticum rarely self-fertilizes due to approach herkogamy, where the stigma is above the level of the anthers. Insect pollinators of C. creticum include hoverflies and bumblebees.[5]
Cyclamen creticum, commonly known as Cretan sowbread, is a small perennial herb endemic to Crete and Karpathos. It is closely related to Cyclamen repandum, and both are placed in subgenus Psilanthum. Some authorities consider C. creticum to be a subspecies of C. repandum.
Kretska ciklama (lat. Cyclamen creticum) je vrsta biljke iz roda ciklama. Endem je grčkih otoka Krete i Karpatosa na nadmorskoj visini do 1300 metara. Nastanjena je u stjenovitim područjima
To je malena biljka u bliskom srodstvu sa primorskom i balearskom ciklamom. Cvjetovi su joj bijele boje kao i kod balearske ciklame, ali su veći i atraktivniji. Rastu u ožujku i travnju, a na višim nadmorskim visinama u svibnju.
Kretska ciklama (lat. Cyclamen creticum) je vrsta biljke iz roda ciklama. Endem je grčkih otoka Krete i Karpatosa na nadmorskoj visini do 1300 metara. Nastanjena je u stjenovitim područjima
Cyclamen creticum is een plant uit het geslacht Cyclamen die endemisch is voor Kreta en Karpathos.
Het is een cyclaam met grotere witte of lichtroze bloemen.
C. creticum is niet winterhard en moet, behalve in streken met een zachter klimaat zoals het zuiden van Engeland en het westen van Frankrijk, gekweekt worden in een koude kas. Daar waar C. creticum en verwante soorten samen geteeld worden, kunnen kruisingen ontstaan. Zo kennen we C. creticum × C. balearicum en C. ×meiklei Grey-Wilson (C. creticum × C. repandum).
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesCyclamen creticum is een plant uit het geslacht Cyclamen die endemisch is voor Kreta en Karpathos.
Het is een cyclaam met grotere witte of lichtroze bloemen.
Cyclamen creticum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Anh thảo. Loài này được (Dörfl.) Hildebr. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1906.[1]
Bài viết về chủ đề phân họ Xay này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Cyclamen creticum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Anh thảo. Loài này được (Dörfl.) Hildebr. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1906.
