Cistus
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Cistus crispus
See also: cistus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin cisthos, from Ancient Greek κίσθος (kísthos).
Proper noun
Cistus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cistaceae – some rockroses, found in lands surrounding the Mediterranean.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Cistaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cistus subg. Cistus, Cistus subg. Leucocistus, Cistus subg. Halimioide - subgenera
- Cistus crispus - type species; for other species,synonyms, varieties and forms see Cistus at The Plant List.
References
Cistus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cistus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cistus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cistus at USDA Plants database
- Cistus at Tropicos
- Cistus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cistus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Cistus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cistus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Cistus at The Plant List
