Cistus vs genus Cistus

Cistus and genus Cistus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cistus	Yes	No	No	No
genus Cistus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cistus and genus Cistus are synonyms defined as:

Cistus and genus Cistus: small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa

Cistus (noun)	genus Cistus (noun)
small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa	small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa