Cistus heterophyllus

Cistus heterophyllus subsp. carthaginensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Cistus
Subgenus: C. subg. Cistus
Sectio: C. sect. Cistus
Species: Cistus heterophyllus
Subspecies: C. h. subsp. carthaginensis – C. h. subsp. heterophyllus
Nothosubspecies: C. h. nothosubsp. marzoi

Name

Cistus heterophyllus Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 411, tab. 104 (1798).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cistus vulgaris var. heterophyllus (Desf.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 6: 89. (1838), nom. superfl.

Hybrids

C. × clausonii – C. × curvativus – C. × escartianus – C. × olivaceus – C. × strigosus – C. × tephreus – C. × ultraviolaceus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: North Africa Algeria, Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desfontaines, R.L. 1798. Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus primus. xx + 444 pp, 120 pl., Parisiis: Panckoucke. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ferrer Gallego, P.P., Ferrando, I., Campestre-Mezquida, F. & Laguna Lumbreras, E. 2013. Cistus heterophyllus nothosubsp. marzoi, nsubsp. nov. (Cistaceae). Bouteloua 16: 27–33. PDF Reference page. 

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