Crocanthemum brasiliense

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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: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum brasiliense

Name

Crocanthemum brasiliense (Lam.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cistus brasiliensis Lam., Encycl. 2: 22 (1786).
• Homotypic
  • Helianthemum brasiliense (Lam.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 77 (1806).
  • Halimium brasiliense (Lam.) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 45 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Cistus alternifolius Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 38 (1790).
  • Helianthemum polygalifolium Sweet, Cistineae: t. 11 (1825).
  • Hudsonia australis Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 452 (1825).
  • Helianthemum brasiliense f. angustifolium Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(1): 520 (1871).
    • Halimium brasiliense f. angustifolium (Eichler) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 45 (1903).
  • Helianthemum brasiliense f. latifolium Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(1): 520 (1871).
    • Halimium brasiliense f. latifolium (Eichler) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 45 (1903).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spach, É. 1836. Conspectus Monographiae Cistacearum. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, sér. 2, 6: 357–375. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Crocanthemum brasiliense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Crocanthemum brasiliense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocanthemum brasiliense. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum brasiliense. Accessed: 23 Nov 2025. Reference page. 

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