Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Cistus
Subgenus: C. subg. Cistus
Sectio: C. sect. Macrostylia
Species: Cistus chinamadensis
Subspecies: Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae

Name

Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae Bañares & P.Romero, Studia Bot. 9: 122 (1990).

• Typus: Canary Islands, La Gomera: In regione centrale insulae Junonia (Gomera dicta) (Roque Agando) ad 900 m supra mare, Ângel Bañares Jun. 1987 (Holotype: TFC 25002).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cistus chinamadensis f. griseus Demoly, Biocosme Mésogéen 22: 70 (2005).
    • Typus: La Gomera, Roque de Agando, c. 1100 m, 26 May 2004, J.-P. Demoly, F. Picard, M.V. Marrero G6mez (Holotypus: Herb. Demoly n° 2350).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (La Gomera). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bañares Baudet, Á. & Romero Manrique, P. 1991: Cistus chinamadensis, sp. nov. (Cistaceae), nuevo endemismo canario. Studia Botanica 9: 119–128. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Demoly, J.-P., Marrero Gómez, M.V. & Bañares Baudet, Á. 2006. Contribution à la connaissance des cistes de la section Macrostylia Willk. (Cistus L., Cistaceae). Journal de Botanique de la Société Botanique de France 36: 13–38. DOI: 10.3406/jobot.2006.943 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cistus chinamadensis subsp. gomerae. Accessed: 2 Jan 2026. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: La Gomera-Zistrose
• español: Amagante gomero