Cistaceae

Cistus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 525 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, S. Central Europe to Medit. and NW. Iran.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Belgium, California, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Marrero, Á,, Almeida, R.; Rios, C. [22299] K001322228 Paratype Yes
Martinez, J.; Vargas, P.; Martinez, S.; Guzmán, B. [103BGA04] Morocco K001569871 Yes
Marrero, A.; Ríos, C. [22277] K001322229 Type Yes
Badcock [586] Bolivia K001331817 No
Martinez, J.; Vargas, P.; Martinez, S.; Guzmán, B. [85BGA04] Morocco K001569874 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [1186] Mexico Halimium K000651093 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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