Cistus creticus

Cistus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Cistus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
	Cistus creticus; L.
Synonyms
	C. incanus auct. non L.;

Cistus creticus (pink rock-rose, hoary rock-rose) is a species of shrubby plant in the family Cistaceae. Though it usually has pink flowers, of 4.5–5 cm diameter, this species is very variable. It is widely known as a decorative plant. It is frequently called "Cistus incanus". (The true Cistus × incanus is the hybrid C. albidus × C. crispus.^[1])

Taxonomy[]

The name Cistus creticus was first used by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.^[2] Confusion exists between this name and one published earlier by Linnaeus, Cistus incanus. As used by many authors, but not Linnaeus, the name "C. incanus" is taken to refer to Cistus creticus, particularly C. creticus subsp. eriocephalus.^[3]

Subtaxa[]

Cistus creticus subsp. creticus
Cistus creticus subsp. corsicus (syn. Cistus × incanus subsp. corsicus)
Cistus creticus subsp. eriocephalus^[4]
Cistus creticus f. albus

There are also several well-known cultivars, such as 'Lasithi' with compact, rounded flowers.

Phylogeny[]

Cistus creticus belongs to the clade of species with purple and pink flowers (the "purple pink clade" or PPC), in a subclade with C. heterophyllus and C. albidus.

Species-level cladogram of Cistus species.

Halimium spp.

PPC

Cistus crispus

	Cistus asper

	Cistus chinamadensis

	Cistus horrens

	Cistus ocreatus

	Cistus osbeckiifolius

	Cistus palmensis

	Cistus symphytifolius

Cistus heterophyllus

	Cistus albidus

	Cistus creticus

Halimium spp.

WWPC

	Cistus clusii

	Cistus munbyi

	Cistus inflatus

	Cistus ladanifer

	Cistus laurifolius

	Cistus libanotis

	Cistus monspeliensis

	Cistus parviflorus

	Cistus populifolius

	Cistus pouzolzii

	Cistus salviifolius

	Cistus sintenisii

Purple
Pink
Clade

White
Whitish Pink
Clade

Species-level cladogram of Cistus species, based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences.^[5]^[1]^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Guzmán, B. & Vargas, P. (2005), "Systematics, character evolution, and biogeography of Cistus L. (Cistaceae) based on ITS, trnL-trnF, and matK sequences", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 37 (3): 644–660, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.026, PMID 16055353, p. 646
^ "Cistus creticus", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-03-01
^ "Cistus creticus subsp. eriocephalus", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-03-01
^ "Cistus creticus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ Guzmán, B. & Vargas, P. (2009). "Historical biogeography and character evolution of Cistaceae (Malvales) based on analysis of plastid rbcL and trnL-trnF sequences". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 9 (2): 83–99. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2009.01.001.
^ Guzman, B.; Lledo, M.D. & Vargas, P. (2009). "Adaptive Radiation in Mediterranean Cistus (Cistaceae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (7): e6362. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.6362G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006362. PMC 2719431. PMID 19668338.
^ 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, S2CID 21995828

External links[]

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[GuzmVarg05-1] Guzmán, B. & Vargas, P. (2005), "Systematics, character evolution, and biogeography of Cistus L. (Cistaceae) based on ITS, trnL-trnF, and matK sequences", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 37 (3): 644–660, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.026, PMID 16055353, p. 646

[TPL_kew-2723343-2] "Cistus creticus", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-03-01

[TPL_kew-2723345-3] "Cistus creticus subsp. eriocephalus", The Plant List, retrieved 2015-03-01

[4] "Cistus creticus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[GuzmVarg09-5] Guzmán, B. & Vargas, P. (2009). "Historical biogeography and character evolution of Cistaceae (Malvales) based on analysis of plastid rbcL and trnL-trnF sequences". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 9 (2): 83–99. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2009.01.001.

[GuzmLled09-6] Guzman, B.; Lledo, M.D. & Vargas, P. (2009). "Adaptive Radiation in Mediterranean Cistus (Cistaceae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (7): e6362. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.6362G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006362. PMC 2719431. PMID 19668338.

[CiveLeclDemoAgna11-7] 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, S2CID 21995828

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