Cistus clusii
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440117e7293e849066254 |
| Scientific name | Cistus clusii |
| Authority | Dunal |
| First published in | Prodr. 1: 266 (1824) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
* Essential oil: Extracted via steam distillation from the plant's aerial parts, particularly young twigs and leaves, yielding a valuable essential oil used in perfumery and cosmetics for its aromatic resinous-woody scent profile.
Industrial and craft applications:
* No specific industrial or craft applications beyond those detailed below are documented for this taxon.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
* No documented non-medicinal food or beverage uses.
Colorants and tanning:
* No documented use as a dye or tannin source.
Wood and fiber:
* No documented use for timber, fiber, or cellulose derivatives. The species is a low shrub with minimal woody biomass.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
* Essential Oil: Utilized in fragrance compositions (e.g., soaps, detergents) and cosmetics (e.g., toiletries) as a fragrance component or specialty oil, leveraging its characteristic aroma derived primarily from monoterpenes like α-pinene, camphene, and viridiflorol. Its "labdanum-like" scent profile, distinct from other Cistus oils, justifies its specific use. Commercial use is documented in trade databases.
Properties relevant to use:
* Essential Oil Chemical Profile: Characterized by high monoterpene hydrocarbon content (notably α-pinene and camphene) and significant oxygenated diterpenes (including manoyl oxide and 13-epi-manoyl oxide), responsible for its unique aromatic and fixative properties desirable in perfumery applications.
Standards and regulation:
* Essential oils used in cosmetics must comply with regulations such as the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 regarding safety assessment and ingredient restrictions. International standards like ISO 11020 (Essential Oils - Determination of Density) and ISO 280 (Essential Oils - Determination of Refractive Index) may be relevant for characterization and quality control.
Sustainability and sourcing:
* Wild-harvesting: Supplies are primarily sourced from wild populations in its native range (Western Mediterranean). Sustainable harvesting practices are necessary to prevent over-exploitation of these important pioneer species in fragile Mediterranean ecosystems. Certification initiatives focus on ethical wild collection.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cistus clusii subsp. multiflorus | Demoly | Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 49: 150 (1991) |
| Cistus clusii var. multiflorus | (Demoly) Romo | Fl. Silvestres Baleares : 172 (1994) |
| Cistus fastigiatus | Guss. | Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 2: 13 (1828) |
| Cistus pruinosus | (Willk.) Dans. | Boissiera 4: 83 (1939) |
| Cistus rorismarinifolius | Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr. | Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 2: 101 (1874) |
| Cistus rosmarinifolius | Pourr. | Mem. Acad. Toul. iii. (1788) 313. |
| Cistus sedjera | Pomel | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 216 (1874) |
| Halimium clusii | Spach | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 6: 365 (1836) |
| Helianthemum libanotis | Guss. | Pl. Rar. : 30 (1826) |
| Cistus clusii var. pruinosus | Willk. | Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 713 (1878) |
| Cistus clusii var. viridis | Willk. | Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 713 (1878) |
| Cistus clusii var. sedjera | (Pomel) Batt. | Fl. Algérie Tunisie : 42 (1905) |
| Cistus libanotis var. pruinosus | (Willk.) Maire | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 166 (1932) |
| Cistus libanotis var. sedjera | (Pomel) Emb. & Maire | Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 1075 (1941) |
| Cistus libanotis var. viridis | (Willk.) Jahand. & Maire | Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 493 (1932) |
| Cistus rosmarinifolius var. sedjera | (Pomel) Grosser | Pflanzenr. , IV, 193: 27 (1903) |
| Cistus clusii var. fastigiatus | (Guss.) Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 71 (1878) |
| Cistus clusii var. grandiflorus | Willk. | Icon. Descr. Pl. Nov. 2: 47 (1858) |
| Cistus libanotis var. fastigiatus | (Guss.) Laza | Farm. Nueva 63: 225 (1942) |
| Cistus libanotis var. segobricensis | Sennen & Pau | Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 15: 118 (1926) |
| Halimium umbellatum var. bianorii | Sennen | Monde Pl. 32: 39 (1931) |
| Cistus clusii var. parviflorus | Willk. | Icon. Descr. Pl. Nov. 2: 47 (1858) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cistus fastigiatus |
| Spanish | romero quiebraollas |
| Spanish | romero sacarracull |
| Spanish | tomillo risueno |
| Spanish | tomillo risueño |
| Spanish | cistus clusii subsp. multiflorus |
| Spanish | cistus clusii var. fastigiatus |
| Spanish | romero masclo |
| Spanish | cistus libanotis var. fastigiatus |
| Spanish | cistus libanotis var. sedjera |
| Spanish | cistus libanotis var. segobricensis |
| Spanish | cistus rosmarinifolius |
| Spanish | cistus rosmarinifolius var. sedjera |
| Spanish | cistus sedjera |
| Spanish | halimium clusii |
| Spanish | halimium umbellatum var. bianorii |
| Spanish | jaraca |
| Spanish | colgafocs |
| Spanish | conocia |
| Spanish | halimium bianorii |
| Spanish | halimium rosmarinifolium |
| Spanish | huagarzo negro |
| Spanish | jara como romero |
| Spanish | jara con hojas de romero |
| Spanish | jara de hoja de romero |
| Spanish | cabriollas |
| Spanish | juagarzo tetillero |
| Spanish | quebraolla |
| Spanish | reculo |
| Spanish | romarina |
| Spanish | romerilla |
| Spanish | romerina |
| Spanish | romero cabraollas |
| Spanish | romero carralcul |
| Catalan | esteperola |
| German | clusius-zistrose |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Tunisia
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Northern Africa
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Southeastern Europe
- Italy
- Sicilia
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Southwestern Europe
- Baleares
- Portugal
- Spain
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Southeastern Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000607261 |
| Tropicos | 7600001 |
| Flora of Italy | 3236 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168214-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2723324 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 177679 |
| Observations.org | 116582 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 335182 |
| IPNI | 168214-1 |
| iNaturalist | 356062 |
| GBIF | 7331346 |
| Freebase | /m/012z8swz |
| EPPO | CSTCL |
| Elurikkus | 589639 |
| USDA GRIN | 312650 |
| Wikipedia | Cistus_clusii |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| (-)-alpha-Pinene | 440968 | Click to see CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| (-)-beta-Pinene | 440967 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| (+-)-alpha-Pinene | 6654 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| (+)-Camphene | 92221 | Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| (+)-Isoborneol | 6973640 | Click to see CC1(C2CCC1(C(C2)O)C)C | 154.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Beta-Pinene | 14896 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Bornyl acetate | 6448 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2CCC1(C2(C)C)C | 196.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Bornyl acetate, (-)- | 93009 | Click to see | 196.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Camphene | 6616 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Limonene | 440917 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Limonene, (+/-)- | 22311 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| ent-13-epi-Manoyl oxide | 6453839 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone | 5281601 | Click to see | 298.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
| Velutin | 5464381 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O | 314.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97701-X |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |