Cistus laurifolius

Cistus laurifolius subsp. laurifolius

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. Leucocistus
Sectio: C. sect. Ladanium
Species: Cistus laurifolius
Subspecies: C. l. subsp. atlanticus – C. l. subsp. laurifolius

Name

Cistus laurifolius L., Sp. Pl. 1: 523 (1753) (as “C. laurifolia”).

• Ind. Loc. "Habitat in Hispania."
• Lectotypus: Herb. Linn. No. 689.4 (LINN) (designated by Carazo Roman & Jimenez Albarón in Bot. Complut. 14: 111 (1989))

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cistus laurifolius var. ovatus Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 2: 275 (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Ladanium laurifolium (L.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 6: 367 (1836).

Hybrids

C. × argenteus – C. × bornetianus – C. × cyprius – C. × dubius – C. × hetieri – C. × ledon – C. × oblongifolius – C. × pagei – C. × sammonsii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse (naturalized), France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Greece, Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 523. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, p. 299. PDF Online. Reference page. 
• Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1984. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 1: Pteridophyta (ed. 2), Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones (Acanthaceae – Cneoraceae). c + 330 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève 1984. ISBN 2-8277-0151-0. Online version. Reference page. , p. 316 (Cistus laurifolius).
• Jiménez Albarran, M.J. & Carazo Roman, C. 1989. Estudios taxonómicos del Gen. Cistus L. Sect. Ladanium (Spach) Willk. (Cistaceae) en la provincia de Madrid. Botánica Complutensis 14: 109–122. PDF. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

català: Estepa de muntanya
español: Jara estepa
euskara: Estrepa
suomi: Laakerikistus
Türkçe: Defne yapraklı laden

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