Cyclamen alpinum (= Cyclamen trochopteranthum) is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to pine, juniper, sweetgum, or cedar woodland at 350–1,500 m (1,150–4,920 ft) above sea level in an area of southwestern Turkey, northwest of Antalya, isolated from other species of the Cyclamen coum group.
The alternate species name trochopteranthum comes from Greek trochós 'wheel' and pterón 'feather', 'wing', probably meaning 'propeller' and ánthos 'flower'.The scientific name Cyclamen alpinum has been applied ...