Taxon: Cistus ladanifer L.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• common gum cistus   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• gum rock-rose   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• labdanum   (Source: Ency CNatIn ) – English
  
• laudanum   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• Lack-Zistrose   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• labando   (Source: HerbSpices 2:217.) – Italian
  
• jara   (Source: F Int Apico ) – Spanish
  
• labando   (Source: HerbSpices 2:217.) – Spanish
  
• ladanumcistros   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Food additives: flavoring   (fide Ency CNatIn)
  
• Bee plants: honey production   (fide F Int Apico)
  
• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Hortus 3)
  
• Gene sources: ornamental features   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Materials: essential oils   (used in perfumery fide Ency CNatIn)
  
• Materials: gum/resin   (used in perfumery fide Ency CNatIn)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide Ency CNatIn)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northern Africa: Algeria; Morocco
• EUROPE
  Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal; Spain

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989–. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
• Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986–1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. [= C. ladaniferus].
• Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cistus ladanifer.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cistus ladanifer.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cistus ladanifer.

Check other web resources for Cistus ladanifer L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Cistus ladanifer cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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