Cistaceae
Cistus

Cistus monspeliensis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 524 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Türkiye

Introduced into:

California

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1988). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 10: 1-590. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • 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.] Portugal K005630499 No
Ogilvie-Grant, M. [22] Greece K005630483 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Portugal K005630496 No
Butcher, R. [s.n.] Spain K005630509 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [669] Spain K005630516 No
Meikle, R.D. [2149] Cyprus K005631252 No
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Greece K005630471 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K005630486 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5941] Spain K005630502 No
Chick, H.G. [22] Greece K005630484 No
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1392] K005630521 No
Edmonds, M.E. (Miss) [160] K005630522 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K005630497 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K005630485 No
Mattfeld, Joh. (Dr) [2858] Greece K005630470 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K005630487 No
Sennen, F. [5252] Spain K005630511 No
Pichler [s.n.] Croatia K005630476 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005630507 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K005630488 No
Davis, P.H. [3218] Cyprus K005631254 No
Welwitsch [s.n.] Portugal K005630498 No
Manoog Haradjian [823] Cyprus K005631249 No
Meikle, R.D. [2768] Cyprus K005631255 No
Sennen (Fr.) [s.n.] Spain K005630505 No
Atchley, S.C. [31] Greece K005630489 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005630510 No
Hewer, T.F. [4567] Cyprus K005631250 No
Bourgeau, E. [427] Spain K005630504 No
Orphanides, T.G. [1128] Greece K005630491 No
Willkommii, H.M. [683] Spain K005630513 No
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [708] Spain K005630515 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005630472 No
Lagger (Dr) [s.n.] Macau K005630479 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005630503 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005630514 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K005630468 No
Fernandez, C. [229] Spain K005630518 No
[Ga-Alba] [s.n.] Spain K005630506 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K005630473 No
Rechinger, K.H. [18810] Greece K005630482 No
Davis, P.H. [3584] Cyprus K005631253 No
Atchley, S.C. [510] Greece K005630492 No
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Croatia K005630478 No
Aucher-Eloy [1985] Greece K005630490 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K005630480 No
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [852] Spain K005630517 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Portugal K005630500 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K005630512 No
Sennen, F. [s.n.] Spain K005630508 No
Syngrassides, A. [1722] Cyprus K005631246 No
Atchley, S.C. [510] Greece K005630493 No
Brown, H.M. [44] K005630520 No
[A. Synparides] [1722] Cyprus K005631251 No
Escobar García, P. [s.d.] Spain K005630501 No
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B. [2459] Greece K005630469 No
Müller; Sieber [s.n.] Greece K005630475 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K005630474 No
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Cyprus K005631248 No
Sintenis, P.; Bornmüller, J. [994] Greece K005630494 No
Chick, H.G. [103] K005630481 No
s.coll. [1982] K005630495 No
Brown, H.M. [42] K005630519 No
Chapman, E.C. [147] Cyprus K005631247 No
Huter [s.n.] Croatia K005630477 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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

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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • 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/
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