Cistus ocreatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Cistus |
| Species: | C. ochreatus
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| Cistus ochreatus C.Sm. ex Buch[1]
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Cistus ochreatus is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with purple-pink flowers. It is sometimes treated as synonymous with Cistus symphytifolius or with its subspecies C. symphytifolius subsp. leucophyllus. It is endemic to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.
Description
Cistus ochreatus has ovate leaves with three main veins and a short stalk (petiole). The flowers are purple, with styles longer than the stamens.[3] It resembles Cistus symphytifolius, but has smaller flowers,[4] and its leaves have a whitish appearance due to a covering of fine hairs.[2]
Taxonomy
The name Cistus ochreatus originates from Christen Smith,[1] who collected plants in the Canary Islands. Smith died in 1816.[5] In 1819 (i.e. after Smith's death), the name and description were published by Christian Leopold von Buch, attributed to "Dr Smith's notes".[6] Smith differentiated C. ochreatus from Cistus symphytifolius (which he called C. vaginatus), noting that it had smaller flowers.[4]
An alternative name for the taxon derives ultimately from Édouard Spach, who in 1836 published a description of Rhodocistus berthelotianus,[7] including variety leucophyllus. Rhodocistus berthelotianus was later synonymized with Cistus symphytifolius, and Günther Kunkel transferred the variety as the subspecies C. symphytifolius subsp. leucophyllus.[8] Smith's name Cistus ochreatus is considered to be a synonym of C. symphytifolius or its subspecies leucophyllus by some sources;[1][2] others accept it as an independent species.[9][10]
Distribution and habitat
Cistus ochreatus is endemic to Gran Canaria,[10] where it is found in pine forests at altitudes of 860–1,400 metres (2,820–4,590 ft), in a climate described as "subhumid" and "temperate-warm".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Cistus ochreatus", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-03-02
- ^ a b c "Cistus ocreatus C.Sm. in Buch.", Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo (in Spanish), Cabildo de Gran Canaria, retrieved 2015-03-13
- ^ a b Guzmán, Beatriz; Vargas, Pablo (2010), "Unexpected synchronous differentiation in Mediterranean and Canarian Cistus (Cistaceae)", Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 12 (3): 163–174, doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2009.09.002
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- ^ "IPNI Author Details for Smith, Christen (1785-1816)", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-03-21
- ^ von Buch, L. (1819), "Cistus ochreatus", Algemeine Übersicht der Flora auf den Canarischen Inseln, Abhandlungen der Königlichen Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1816-1817 (in German and Latin), Berlin: Realschul-Buchhandlung, p. 380, retrieved 2015-03-21
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- ^ "IPNI Plant Name Details for Cistus symphytifolius Lam. subsp. leucophyllus (Spach) G.Kunkel", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-03-21
- ^ Guzman, B.; Lledo, M.D.; Vargas, P. (2009), "Adaptive Radiation in Mediterranean Cistus (Cistaceae)", PLoS ONE, 4: e6362, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006362
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Civeyrel, Laure; Leclercq, Julie; Demoly, Jean-Pierre; Agnan, Yannick; Quèbre, Nicolas; Pélissier, Céline; Otto, Thierry (2011), "Molecular systematics, character evolution, and pollen morphology of Cistus and Halimium (Cistaceae)", Plant Systematics and Evolution, 295 (1–4): 23–54, doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0458-7
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