Florist's Cyclamen / زعمطوط /

الغَليون / بخور مريم / برج الحمام / تاج سليمان / جرين الحمام / جوز حمام / خرفان / خروف ابو علي / خيزران / ذان الضبع / ذنيبة الخاروف / رَكَف / زقوقو / زقوقيا / زوزو / سكوكو / سَكَوْكَِع فارِسي / صابون الراعي / صريمة الديك / طوطو / عرق / عصا الراعي / غليون القاضي / غليون الواوي / غليون سيدي / قرعة سيدي / قريعة / قَرن الغزال / كعب الغزال / مُنُّوم الحوت /

Cyclamen persicum Mill.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Rolled leaves
Blooming period
December to April
Foraging period
December to April
Seed collection period
June to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Anti-emetic
  • Aphrodisiac
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Cyclamen L.
Family
Primulaceae
Wikidata item
Q150055
GBIF Item
Cyclamen persicum Mill. (3169317)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 6). Cyclamen persicum. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:53, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyclamen_persicum&oldid=1091861023
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  3. Cyclamen persicum Mill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  4. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  5. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  6. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  7. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  8. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Cyclamen persicum Mill. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/508 accessed via barari.org on 7/16/2025.

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