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Cistaceae

Cistus

Cistus parviflorus Lam.

First published in Encycl. 2: 14 (1786)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Sicilia (Lampedusa) to Türkiye, Libya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

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Native to:

Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Kriti, Libya, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe

Extinct in:

Sicilia

Heterotypic Synonyms

Cistus complicatus Lam. in Encycl. 2: 14 (1786)
Cistus cymosus Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 265 (1824)
Cistus lilacinus Hoffmanns. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 374 (1840)
Cistus parviflorus var. brevifolius Willk. in Icon. Descr. Pl. Nov. 2: 28 (1856)
Cistus parviflorus var. spathulatus Willk. in Icon. Descr. Pl. Nov. 2: 28 (1856)

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 Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 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 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Science Photographs
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