Common name
English: Gum Rockrose
German: Lack-Zistrose
Portuguese: Estêva, Xara
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Violales (37)
Family: Cistaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Cistus (7)
Epithet: ladanifer L. (2)
Variety: maculatus Dunal
Synonyms: Cistus ladaniferus L., Cistus viscosus Stokes
ladanifer => bearing ladanum, a gum resin used in perfumery
ladaniferus => bearing ladanum, a gum resin used in perfumery
maculatus => spotted
viscosus => sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Cistus ladanifer at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [500] Cistus ladanifer - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.