Naming
Cytinus_hypocistis L. subsp. macranthus, Wettst.Distribution
''Cytinus hypocistis'' is native to Albania; Algeria; Crete; Croatia; Cyprus; Greece; France ; Israel; Italy ; Lebanon; Libya; Malta; Morocco; Portugal; Spain ; Syria; Tunisia; and Turkey.The subspecies ''macranthus'' is native to Portugal and western Spain; ''orientalis'' is native to southern Greece and Crete; and ''pityusensis'' is endemic to Ibiza of the Balearic Islands.
Uses
''Cytinus hypocistis'' has been used in traditional medicine to treat dysentery and tumors of the throat, and has been used for its astringent qualities.References:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytinus#Biology