Common products:
Cultivated primarily as an ornamental flowering potted plant and, to a lesser extent, for cut flowers. Widely used in indoor decoration during winter and spring months.

Industrial and craft applications:
No significant industrial or craft applications are documented for this taxon beyond the horticultural trade.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No food or beverage applications are documented. All parts contain saponins and are considered potentially toxic if ingested.

Colorants and tanning:
No colorant or tanning uses are documented.

Wood and fiber:
No timber or fiber uses are documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No direct fragrance or cosmetic uses beyond potential ornamental value are documented. Note that some Cyclamen species produce volatile organic compounds; however, specific documented uses of C. persicum components in fragrance formulation are lacking.

Properties relevant to use:
Traits leveraged include compact habit, large flowers, and a wide range of flower colors (white, pink, red, purple) and patterns (single, double, fringed,.Response was truncated due to length. Please simplify your query.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Cyclamen albidum	Jord.	Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 23 (1903)
Cyclamen aleppicum	Fisch. ex Hoffmanns.	Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 54 (1824)
Cyclamen antiochium	Decne.	Rev. Hort. (Paris) , sér. 4, 4: 23 (1855)
Cyclamen hederaceum	Sieber ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 458 (1840)
Cyclamen latifolium	Sm.	Fl. Graec. 2: 71 (1836)
Cyclamen persicum f. albidum	(Jord.) Grey-Wilson	Cyclamen : 174 (1997)
Cyclamen punicum	Pomel	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 36: 356 (1889)
Cyclamen pyrolifolium	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 119 (1796)
Cyclamen tunetanum	Jord.	Icon. Fl. Eur. 3: 23 (1903)
Cyclamen utopicum	Hoffmanns.	Verz. Pfl.-Kult. : 54 (1824)
Cyclamen vernale	Mill.	Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 4 (1768)
Cyclaminus persica	Asch.	Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 10: 235 (1892)
Cyclamen vulgare	Champy	Fl. Algérie : 17 (1844)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	florist's cyclamen
Arabic	بخور مريم فارسي
Arabic	حلقي فارسي
Azerbaijani	İran meşənovruzu
Bulgarian	персийска циклама
Czech	brambořík perský
German	persisches alpenveilchen
German	zimmer-alpenveilchen
Esperanto	Ĉambra ciklameno
Estonian	vahemere alpikann
Persian	نگونسار ایرانی
Persian	نگون سار ایرانی
Persian	سیکلامن پرسیکوم
Finnish	syklaami
Finnish	idänsyklaami
Hebrew	רקפת מצויה
Hebrew	רקפות
Croatian	perzijska ciklama
Upper Sorbian	persiska alpska fijałka
Hungarian	szobaciklámen
Japanese	ブタノマンジュウ
Japanese	シクラメン
Japanese	豚の饅頭
Japanese	篝火草
Japanese	篝火花
Japanese	カガリビバナ
Macedonian	Циклама персиска
Malayalam	സൈക്ലാമെൻ പെർസികം
Dutch	perzische cyclaam
Polish	cyklamen perski
Polish	fiołek alpejski
Russian	Цикламен персидский
Serbo-Croatian	perzijska ciklama
Slovak	cyklámen perzský
Ukrainian	Цикламен перський
Chinese	仙客來
Chinese	萝卜海棠
Chinese	翻瓣莲
Chinese	篝火花
Chinese	兔耳花
Chinese	兔子花
Chinese	一品冠
Chinese	仙客来

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Cyclamen persicum var. autumnale	Grey-Wilson	Cyclamen : 174 (1997)
Cyclamen persicum var. persicum		Unknown

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Cyclamen persicum f. puniceum	(Glasau) Grey-Wilson	Cyclamen : 174 (1997)

Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data

- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Tunisia

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Turkey

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000631834
USDA Plants	CYPE10
Tropicos	26400750
INPN	160306
Flora of Italy	10633
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700765-1
The Plant List	kew-2749807
Missouri Botanical Garden	285595
Open Tree Of Life	477897
NCBI Taxonomy	87530
NBN Atlas	NHMSYS0000457795
IPNI	700765-1
iNaturalist	341141
GBIF	3169317
Freebase	/m/0c3y6yy
EPPO	CYZPE
EOL	595303
USDA GRIN	12744
Wikipedia	Cyclamen_persicum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Anticancer, antioxidant, and antibacterial activity of chemically fingerprinted extract from Cyclamen persicum Mill.

Al-Rimawi F, Khalid M, Salah Z, Zawahreh MA, Alnasser SM, Alshammari SO, Wedian F, Karimulla S, Almutairi A, Alanazi FI, Alanazi HO, Al-Mazaideh GM, Nafidi HA, Salamatullah AM, Mekonnen AB, Bourhia M

Sci Rep

11-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11009307
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-58332-z
PMID:	38605145

A systematic methodology to assess the identity of plants in historical texts: A case study based on the Byzantine pharmacy text John the Physician's Therapeutics

Lardos A, Patmore K, Allkin R, Lazarou R, Nesbitt M, Scott AC, Zipser B

J Ethnopharmacol

25-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC7615571
doi:	10.1016/j.jep.2023.117622
PMID:	38128894

Seasonal variation of two floral patterns in Clematis ‘Vyvyan Pennell’ and its underlying mechanism

Wang Y, Pan Y, Peng L, Wang J

BMC Plant Biol

02-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10759560
doi:	10.1186/s12870-023-04696-9
PMID:	38166716

Effect of Arabinogalactans on Induction of White-Opaque Somatic Embryos of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) cv. Duke-7

Encina CL, Hamdi A, Rodríguez-Arcos R, Jiménez-Araujo A, Regalado JJ, Guillén-Bejarano R

Plants (Basel)

21-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10780364
doi:	10.3390/plants13010037
PMID:	38202345

Modeling purple basil, sage, spearmint, and sweet basil responses to daily light integral and mean daily temperature

Walters KJ, Tarr S, Lopez RG

PLoS One

30-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10688745
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0294905
PMID:	38032962

Exploring Plants with Flowers: From Therapeutic Nutritional Benefits to Innovative Sustainable Uses

Coyago-Cruz E, Moya M, Méndez G, Villacís M, Rojas-Silva P, Corell M, Mapelli-Brahm P, Vicario IM, Meléndez-Martínez AJ

Foods

08-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10671036
doi:	10.3390/foods12224066
PMID:	38002124

Heterologous Expression of Platycodon grandiflorus PgF3′5′H Modifies Flower Color Pigmentation in Tobacco

Ma L, Jia W, Duan Q, Du W, Li X, Cui G, Wang X, Wang J

Genes (Basel)

09-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10606865
doi:	10.3390/genes14101920
PMID:	37895269

Genetic Channelization Mechanism of Four Chalcone Isomerase Homologous Genes for Synergistic Resistance to Fusarium wilt in Gossypium barbadense L.

Zu Q, Deng X, Qu Y, Chen X, Cai Y, Wang C, Li Y, Chen Q, Zheng K, Liu X, Chen Q

Int J Mol Sci

30-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10572676
doi:	10.3390/ijms241914775
PMID:	37834230

A retrospective evaluation of confirmed and suspected poisonings in 166 cats between 2016 and 2020

Markert C, Heilmann RM, Kiwitz D, Dörfelt R

Vet World

23-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10583876
doi:	10.14202/vetworld.2023.1940-1951
PMID:	37859962

Integrative Analysis of Metabolome and Transcriptome Revealed Lutein Metabolism Contributed to Yellow Flower Formation in Prunus mume

Ding A, Bao F, Yuan X, Wang J, Cheng T, Zhang Q

Plants (Basel)

21-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10537319
doi:	10.3390/plants12183333
PMID:	37765497

Research Progress on Anthocyanin-Mediated Regulation of ‘Black’ Phenotypes of Plant Organs

Wang F, Chen J, Tang R, Wang R, Ahmad S, Liu Z, Peng D

Curr Issues Mol Biol

01-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10527681
doi:	10.3390/cimb45090458
PMID:	37754242

Embryo Rescue in Plant Breeding

Rogo U, Fambrini M, Pugliesi C

Plants (Basel)

29-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10489947
doi:	10.3390/plants12173106
PMID:	37687352

Multifaceted roles of LhWRKY44 in promoting anthocyanin accumulation in Asiatic hybrid lilies (Lilium spp.)

Bi M, Liang R, Wang J, Qu Y, Liu X, Cao Y, He G, Yang Y, Yang P, Xu L, Ming J

Hortic Res

22-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10535013
doi:	10.1093/hr/uhad167
PMID:	37779886

Mycorrhizal Fungal Effects on Plant Growth, Osmolytes, and CsHsp70s and CsPIPs Expression in Leaves of Cucumber under a Short-Term Heat Stress

Liu XR, Rong ZY, Tian X, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Zou YN, Wu QS

Plants (Basel)

11-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10458863
doi:	10.3390/plants12162917
PMID:	37631129

Secretome analysis revealed that cell wall remodeling and starch catabolism underlie the early stages of somatic embryogenesis in Pinus nigra

Pernis M, Salaj T, Bellová J, Danchenko M, Baráth P, Klubicová K

Front Plant Sci

04-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10436561
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1225424
PMID:	37600183

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthalenecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Naphthalenecarboxylic acids
Fisheacid	139583718	Click to see C1C(C(=CC2=CC=CC=C21)C3=CC4=CC=CC=C4CC3C(=O)O)C(=O)O	346.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Tetraterpenoids / Carotenoids / Carotenes
2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyl 2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-dotriacontatridecaene	3977	Click to see	536.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340525
Lycopene	446925	Click to see	536.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19510340525
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3S,8aS,12aS)-8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-3,8-diol	5320707	Click to see	458.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
10-[5-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxy-4,5,9,9,13,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracosane-20-carbaldehyde	14217279	Click to see	1223.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
CID 14019197	14019197	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1OC4C(C(C(CO4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)C)CCC89C3(CC(C1(C8CC(CC1)(C)C=O)CO9)O)C)C)C	1061.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
Cyclamiretin A	12305336	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)CCC45C3(CC(C6(C4CC(CC6)(C)C=O)CO5)O)C)C)C	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
Cyclamiretin C	125635	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
Cyclamiretin D	3083891	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)CC=C4C3(CC(C5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C=O)CO)O)C)C)C	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
Deglucocyclamin	44566607	Click to see	1061.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
Primulagenin A	10004345	Click to see	458.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80123-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives
[(3R,5S,8S,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-17-ethenyl-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-yl] acetate	25180961	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC2C3C1C4(CCC(CC4CC3)O)C)C=C)C	360.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
Chrysanthemin	44256715	Click to see	449.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Primulin	3568969	Click to see	493.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-5-O-glycosides
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromenylium-5-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	160592590	Click to see	611.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromenylium-5-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	154496409	Click to see	611.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromenylium-5-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	154496973	Click to see	655.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Cyanin	441688	Click to see	611.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Petunidin 3,5-O-diglucoside	71587076	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)O)C2=C(C=C3C(=CC(=CC3=[O+]2)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	641.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
Isosalipurposide	5318659	Click to see	434.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.2503/JJSHS.60.409
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one	14299117	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	756.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Oxychromen-4-One	5378597	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	5462193	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Astragalin	5282102	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Isoquercetin	5280804	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Manghaslin	11498684	Click to see	756.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Quercetin 3-O-(6-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside)	10006384	Click to see	506.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Rutin	5280805	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
Vitamin P	5293655	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00297-6
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2,3-dihydroxy-5-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonylphenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate	10417876	Click to see	798.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1246/CL.1992.2375
[6-[2,3-Dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonylphenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate	85137745	Click to see	798.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1246/CL.1992.2375

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Cyclamen persicum

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