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5 plants worth knowing

Cyprus

Cyprus is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and mild winters. Its landscape is shaped by the pine forests of the Troodos Mountains and the Kyrenia range, by maquis and phrygana on the hills, and by orchards and groves on the Mesaoria plain. The island’s isolation has given rise to more than 100 endemic species, among them its national tree and national flower.

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where it grows

  1. Golden oak 1

    tree · National tree of Cyprus

    Golden oak

    Quercus alnifolia

    The golden oak grows wild only in the Troodos Mountains – the undersides of its leaves gleam gold in the sunlight.
  2. Cyprus cyclamen 2

    flower · National flower of Cyprus

    Cyprus cyclamen

    Cyclamen cyprium

    In autumn, fragrant white and pink cyclamens found nowhere but this island bloom in the shade of Cyprus’s forests.
  3. Cyprus cedar 3

    tree

    Cyprus cedar

    Cedrus brevifolia

    Tens of thousands of endemic cedars, found nowhere else in the world, grow in Cedar Valley in the Paphos Forest.
  4. Turkish pine 4

    tree

    Turkish pine

    Pinus brutia

    The Turkish pine is Cyprus’s commonest tree – it makes up most of the island’s forests, from the coast to the mountains.
  5. Carob 5

    tree

    Carob

    Ceratonia siliqua

    Carob pods were known in Cyprus as “black gold” – for centuries they were the island’s main export.