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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Cistaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Cistaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. pub. 1993       SuperOrdo  Malvanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 242. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Cistales Rchb. pub. Bot. Damen: 496. 1828.       Subordo  Cistineae Rchb. pub. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: lxxvi. Jul 1841.       Familia  Cistaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 294. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Rock-roses

Named members of the Family Cistaceae

1	Genus  Atlanthemum Raynaud syn. Helianthemum Mill.
2	Subfamilia  Cistoideae Eaton pub. Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 42. Apr-Mai 1836.
	3    Tribus  Cisteae Rchb. pub. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2(2): 710, 711. 1832.      4    Genus  Cistus L. pub. (1753) common name: rockrose
5	Genus  Crocanthemum Spach syn. Halimium (Dunal) Spach
6	Tribus  Fumaneae Willk. in Willk. & Lange pub. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 706. Apr-Mai 1880.
	7    Genus  Fumana pub. (Dunal) Spach (1836)
8	Genus  Halimiocistus Janch.
9	Genus  Halimium (Dunal) Spach
10	Genus  Helianthemum Mill. pub. (1754) common name: frostweed
11	Genus  Hudsonia L. common name: goldenheather
12	Tribus  Lecheeae Spach pub. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., s�r. 2, 6: 371. Dec 1836.
	13    Genus  Lechea L. pub. (1753) common name: pinweed
14	Genus  Therocistus Holub syn. Tuberaria (Dunal) Spach
15	Genus  Tuberaria (Dunal) Spach

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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