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Common Name: Tulip of Akamas Scientific Name: Tulipa akamasica Family: Liliaceae     Description It is an upright, bulbous plant that reaches a maximum height of 30 cm. It has a flowering stem green below and on the upper half it has flower solitary, bright red, with black basal blotch bordered ...

Common Name: Barn swallow Scientific name: Hirundo rustica Family: Hirundinidae     Description It is the most famous species of swallow in Cyprus. It has as its main features a black-brown plumage and a long scissortail. His neck is reddish, a feature that distinguishes it from the rest of his family. ...

                                                                      The Award Ceremony of the Green Cities and Green Communities of Cyprus for 2017 took place on January 26, 2018 at ...

Common Name: Thorny burnet, Pricky Burnet, Brushwood Scientific Name: Sarcopoterium spinosum Family: Rosaceae   Description It is a low perennial shrub of about 40 cm high, which grows in areas with low altitude as well as in areas with high altitudes over 1000 m. [1, 2]. It consists of a ...

    Name: Flamingo Scientific name: Phoenicopterus Family: Phoenicopteridae     Description Flamingos are very impressive birds. The big flamingo has 120-145 cm length and 187 cm height. The male big flamingo is 3-4 kg and the female 2-3.3 kg. Its wingspan has 140-170 cm length. It has a thin ...

Name: Cyprus cyclamen Scientific name: Cyclamen cyprium Family: Primulaceae     Description A perennial, tubular herb of approximately 7-15 cm of height. The leaves are indivisible, heart-shaped, and fleshy, with a long stem and dentate edges with deep purple color on their lower surface. Its flowers are scente, single-pointed, with ...

  Name: Egyptian fruit bat Scientific name: Rousettus aegyptiacus Family: Pteropodidae         Description The largest bat species and only the only flying mammal in Cyprus. It is quite small compared to some of its relatives. Its wingspan averages 60 cm and body length around 15 cm (6 in). Its weight ...

  Name: Golden Oak Scientific name: Quercus alnifolia Family: Fagaceae       Description It is a small evergreen tree or a tall multi-branched bush of up to 10 m. The upper leaf surface is deep green and glossy, while the lower surface is covered by a dense golden coat ...

  Name:  Tree frog Scientific name: Hyla savignyi Family:  Hylidae                                                                                 ...

  Common name:  Pinguicula Scientific name: Pinguicula crystallina Family:  Lentibulariaceae                                     Description It is a perennial herb of 4-15 cm height with yellowish white flowers that end in violet lobes and the flowering ...