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Cistus (rockrose)

Angiospermae - Malvales - Cistaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cistus Linnaeus p. 523
1789Cistus Jussieu p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
Rosids
Eurosids
Malvids
orderMalvales
familyCistaceae
genusCistus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cistus Linnaeus 1753 [rockrose]
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Cistus aegyptiacus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus albida Linnaeus 1753
Cistus apenninus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Cistus canus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus crispus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus fumana Linnaeus 1753
Cistus guitatus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus halimifolia Linnaeus 1753
Cistus helianthemum Linnaeus 1753
Cistus hirtus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus incana Linnaeus 1753
Cistus ladanifera Linnaeus 1753
Cistus laurifolia Linnaeus 1753
Cistus ledifolius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus marifolius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus monspeliensis Linnaeus 1753
Cistus nummularius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus oelandicus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus pilosus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus populifolia Linnaeus 1753
Cistus salicifolius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus salvifolia Linnaeus 1753
Cistus serpillifolius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus squamatus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus surrejanus Linnaeus 1753
Cistus thymifolius Linnaeus 1753
Cistus tuberaria Linnaeus 1753
Cistus umbellatus Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal Cistus sp. (232112 232124 232125 232126 232148)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic Cistus sp. (264728)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0North Atlantic Cistus sp. (262419)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Portugal (Algarve) Cistus sp. (40809)