Cytinus hypocistis
Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L.
Cytinus hypocistis is an obligate parasitic plant in the Cytinaceae family, parasitic on Cistus species. It is ant-pollinated and has four subspecies. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is the type species for the genus Cytinus.
Description
Cytinus hypocistis is a parasitic plant in the Cytinaceae family, relying on Cistus (rock-rose) species for survival. It is pollinated by ants and is found in regions around the Mediterranean Sea. The species has four recognized subspecies. It was first described in 1764 and is the type species for the genus Cytinus. Its distribution includes countries such as Albania, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Turkey-in-Europe, among others.
Distribution
Albania · Algeria · Baleares · Canary Is. · Corse · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · France · Greece · Italy · Kriti · Lebanon-Syria · Libya · Morocco · Portugal · Sardegna · Sicilia · Spain · Tunisia · Turkey-in-Europe · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Thyrsine hypocistisAsarum hypocistisCytinus hypocistis var. ochraceusCytinus hypocistis subsp. ochraceusCytinus hypocistis f. solarisHypocistis luteaCytinus hypocistis var. luteaHypocistis hypocistis