Appearance
"Cyclamen repandum" grows in rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland near the Mediterranean from southeastern France through Italy to Serbia and on Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. The tuber of the "C. repandum" group roots only from the center of the bottom. Leaves are dark green with a lighter arrowhead pattern, not speckled. Flowers are deep carmine-pink or white, without a darker nose. They lack the auricles present in "Cyclamen hederifolium".
Naming
The name of the subgenus, "Psilanthum", comes from Ancient Greek "psilós" "bare" and "ánthos" "flower".{{LSJ|yilo/s|ψιλός}}, {{LSJ|a)/nqos1|ἄνθος1|ref}} The species name "repandum" is Latin for "bent back" or "turned up".The "Cyclamen repandum" group also includes "C. rhodium", "C. balearicum", and "C. creticum".References:
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