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Cistus palhinhae - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Ervedal, Alentejo, Portugal; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer

Cistus palhinhae - Leaves - Click to enlarge!

Leaves; Botanical Garden Munich, Germany; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer

Cistus palhinhae - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Ervedal, Alentejo, Portugal; 2/2004 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 45
Date of entry: 17.10.2005
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Violales (37)

        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

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: white, yellow

External links

Check for Cistus palhinhae at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

Literature

  • [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.

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