Flower; Ervedal, Alentejo, Portugal; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer
Leaves; Botanical Garden Munich, Germany; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Ervedal, Alentejo, Portugal; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 45 Date of entry: 17.10.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Violales (35)
Family: Cistaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Cistus (7)
Epithet: palhinhae Ingram (1)
palhinhae => in honor of Rui Teles Palhinha (1871-1957), Portuguese botanists exploring the flora the Azores
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white, yellow
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