Cytinus hypocistis
| Cytinus hypocistis | |
|---|---|
| C. hypocistis growing under a bush in leaf litter, near Fréjus in the south of France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cytinaceae |
| Genus: | Cytinus |
| Species: | C. hypocistis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L. | |
| Subspecies | |
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Cytinus hypocistis is an ant-pollinated species of obligate parasitic plant in the family Cytinaceae having four subspecies, which is parasitic on Cistus (rock-rose) species. It is found primarily in locations that surround the Mediterranean Sea, and is the type for the genus Cytinus. The binomial has been conserved.