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	Cytinus hypocistis  (L.) L.

APG-Fam.: Cytinaceae / Cytine Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Rafflesiaceae / Cytine Fam.

Genus:  Cytinus  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Cytinus:		pomegranate-blossom (similar calyx)
	hypocistis:		hypo = below, Cistus = Zistrosen

Fig. 1:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Majorca, Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011

Fig. 2:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Majorca, Ca'n Picafort 30.4.2011

Fig. 3:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Tunisia, Hammamet 20.3.1997

Fig. 4:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus F Maures, Grimaud 11.5.1984

Fig. 5:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus F Maures, Grimaud 11.5.1984

Fig. 6:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus F Maures, Grimaud 11.5.1984

Fig. 7:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Crete, Vai 9.4.2015

Fig. 8:  Cytinus hypocistis / Cytinus Chios, Olimbi, Agios Dynami 1.4.2016

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