Cyclamen brulloi is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a tuberous geophyte endemic to the Italian island of Sicily.Cyclamen brulloi Cambria, Giusso, Miniss., Tavilla & Salmeri. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77343520-1
Description Vegetative characteristics Cyclamen brulloi is a tuberous, geophytic, plant with dark brown, depressed-globose, up to 30 cm wide tubers. The thin, fibrous roots emerge from the entire surface of the tuber. Generative characteristics The pink or white flowers with reflexed petals are inodorous. The thick, fleshy, purple, reddish-brown, or green, hairy, horizontal to erect pedicels are 10–20 cm long. The globose, 13–15 mm wide capsule fruit with a persistent calyx and a coiled pedicel bears black, irregularly shaped, 3.4–6.2 mm wide seeds with a lumpy surface. Cytology The chromosome count is 2n = 68.
Taxonomy It was described by Salvatore Cambria, Gianpietro Giusso, Pietro Minissale, Gianmarco Tavilla, and Cristina Salmeri in 2024.Cambria, S., Giusso del Galdo, G., Minissale, P., Tavilla, G., & Salmeri, C. (2024). Cyclamen brulloi (Primulaceae), a new species from Sicily (Italy). Kew Bulletin, 79(3), 653-670. The type specimen was collected on the 8 October 2016 by S. Cambria near Castellamare del Golfo (Trapani), Bocca di Cinturino, Sicily, Italy, at an elevation of 207 m above sea level. Etymology The specific epithet brulloi honours the botanist Salvatore Brullo.Cyclamen brulloi Cambria, Giusso, Miniss., Tavilla & Salmeri. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77343520-1
Distribution and habitat It is endemic to Sicily, Italy, where it occurs in bright or shaded rocky terrain in limestone facing the sea or the slopes of narrow gorges, in shrubland, or in inland areas at elevations of 0–300 m above sea level.
Conservation It is likely an endangered species.
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