Vampirecups
Cytinus
Cytinus is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. Species in this genus do not produce chlorophyll, but rely fully on its host plant. Cytinus usually parasitizes Cistus and Halimium, two genera of plants in the Cistaceae family. It has also been found on Ptilostemon chamaepeuce.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Yellow Cytinus
speciesCytinus hypocistis
Red Rockrose-parasite
speciesCytinus ruber
Scarlet Vampirecup
speciesCytinus sanguineus
Cape Vampirecup
speciesCytinus capensis
Northern Vampirecup
speciesCytinus visseri
Cytinus baronii
speciesCytinus baronii
Cytinus glandulosus
speciesCytinus glandulosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 337686.