Cyclamen coum (Eastern cyclamen)

Criteria met:  High volume

Principal trade term to the EU:  live

Percentage of global trade to the EU:  94%

Principal source:  wild

Top EU importer:  Netherlands

Top Trading Partner:  Turkey

CITES Appendix:  II

IUCN Status:   -

EU-reported imports of live, wild-sourced Cyclamen coum, all purposes, 2001-2010.

In 2010, EU imports comprised 308,400 live, wild-sourced plants imported by the Netherlands directly from Turkey for commercial purposes. Imports of live, wild-sourced plants decreased by 32% between 2009 and 2010.

The SRG formed a positive opinion for C. coum from Turkey on 14/09/2007, which was reconfirmed on 16/02/2010.