Cyclamen hederifolium var. poli

Angelo Porcelli

Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton ( = C. neapolitanum Ten.) with lanceolate or sagittate leaves, finely serrated was already described since early 1800s and fixed in the names Cyclamen neapoletanum Ten. var. poli Delle Chiaie (1824) e Cyclamen neapolitanum var. hastatum Ten. (1830).

Also flowers are slightly scented, unlike Cyclamen hederifolium and a bit paler pink. This variant occurs scattered in several provinces of both central and southern Italy.

Angelo Porcelli (6 Nov 2002)