Halimium

Halimium halimifolium

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: Halimium
Sectiones: H. sect. Chrysorhodion – H. sect. Commutata – H. sect. Halimium
Species: H. atlanticum – H. atriplicifolium – H. calycinum – H. halimifolium – H. lasianthum – H. ocymoides – H. umbellatum – H. voldii
Nothospecies: H. × pauanum – H. × santae 

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2019. Halimium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 11. Reference page.

Name

Halimium (Dunal) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 365 (1836).

• Type species: Halimium umbellatum Spach (lectotype, designated by Rehder, A.J. 1949. Bibliography of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Cooler Temperate Regions of the Northern Hemisphere: 469.)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helianthemum sect. Halimium Dunal in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 267 (1824).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Belgium. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spach, É. 1836. Conspectus Monographiae Cistacearum. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, sér. 2, 6: 357–375. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nogueira, I.M.S., Muñoz Garmendia, J.F. & Navarro, C. 1993. Halimium. Pp. 337–351 in Castroviejo, S., Aedo, C., Cirujano, S., Laínz, M., Montserrat, P., Morales, R., Muñoz Garmendia, J.F., Navarro, C., Paiva, J.A.R. & Soriano, C. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. III. Plumbaginaceae (partim) – Capparaceae. liv + 730 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, C.S.I.C., Madrid. ISBN 84-00-07375-4. PDF. Reference page. 
• Demoly, J.-P. 2006. Notes taxonomiques, chorologiques et nouveautés nomenclaturales pour le genre Cistus L. élargi, incluant Halimium (Dunal) Spach (Cistaceae). Acta Botanica Gallica 153(3): 309–323. Reference page. 
• Guzmán, B. & Vargas, P. 2009. Historical biogeography and character evolution of Cistaceae (Malvales) based on analysis of plastid rbcL and trnL-trnF sequences. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 9(2): 83–99. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2009.01.001 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Halimium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Halimium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Halimium. Published online. Accessed: October 11 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Halimium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: rockrose, false sun-rose
español: Jaguarzo
italiano: Cisto giallo
sardu: Murdegu àlimu

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