The species name coum more likely refers to Koa or Quwê (an ancient region in eastern Cilicia, now part of Armenia and southeastern Turkey), which is part of the species' natural range, than to the island of Kos, where the species does not grow.
Cyclamen | Cyclamen persicum | Cyclamen hederifolium | COUM Transmissions | Cyclamen purpurascens | ''Cyclamen confusum'', Osaka Prefectural Flowers Garden | Cyclamen africanum | cyclamen |