Cistaceae
Cistus

Cistus laurifolius L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 523 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Europe to Türkiye. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K005630841 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K005630850 No
Thomas [s.n.] K005630837 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K005630846 No
Guillon, A. [s.n.] K005630836 No
de Retz, B. [s.n.] K005630833 No
Endrefs [s.n.] United Kingdom K005630844 No
Endrefs [s.n.] K005630842 No
[H. Coste] [s.n.] France K005630852 No
Rugel, F. [s.n.] K005630835 No
Guillon, A. [s.n.] K005630843 No
Wyatt, J.W. [31] K005630834 No
[H. Loy] [s.n.] France K005630854 No
Meebold, A. [s.n.] K005630847 No
de Retz, B. [s.n.] France K005630855 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005630838 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005630845 No
Neyra, R. [s.n.] France K005630853 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [51] K005630839 No
Neyra, R. [s.n.] France K005630851 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005630840 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images