Trifolium pamphylicum

Τριφύλλι το παμφυλικό

Etymology of Trifolium pamphylicum: The name of the genus, "Trifolium" derives from the Ancient Greek "τρία" [tria], meaning "three" and the Latin "folium", which means "leaf", hence "three-leafed", referring to the three leaflets that comprise a leaf. This word is a calque of the Ancient Greek "τρίφυλλο" [trifyllo], which actually means the same thing. The epithet "pamphylicum" derives from "Pamphylia", an ancient Greek region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, from where the species was named (probably it was initially recorded in that region).

Around 35 Trifolium taxa have been identified in the wild Cypriot habitat so far.

Trifolium pamphylicum is a common Trifolium species encountered all around Cyprus at an altitude of up to 1225 metres. It is an indigenous plant, but not endemic. It blooms during Spring, from March to May.