''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume family,
Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is widely ...
. It may be a
synonym of ''
Cytisus
''Cytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Ge ...
''. ''
C. palmensis'' is a tree from the
Canary Islands used as a
fodder crop around the world.
Species
''Chamaecytisus'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Chamaecytisus absinthioides
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Janka) Kuzmanov
** var. ''absinthioides''
(Janka) Kuzmanov
** var. ''austriacoides''
(Stoj.) Kuzmanov
** var. ''grandiflorus''
(Stoj.) Kuzmanov
** var. ''heterophyllus''
(Bornm.) Micevski
** var. ''parvifolius''
(Stoj.) Kuzmanov
** var. ''pirinicus''
(Stoj.) Kuzmanov
* ''
Chamaecytisus albidus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(DC.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus albus''
(Hacq.) Rothm.—Portuguese broom, white broom
* ''
Chamaecytisus austriacus''
(L.) Link
* ''
Chamaecytisus blockianus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Pawl.) Klask.
* ''
Chamaecytisus borysthenicus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Gruner) Klask.
* ''
Chamaecytisus calcareus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Velen.) Kuzmanov
* ''
Chamaecytisus capitatus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Scop.) Link
* ''
Chamaecytisus cassius
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Boiss.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus colchicus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Albov) Port.
* ''
Chamaecytisus creticus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Boiss. & Heldr.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus danubialis
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Velen.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus dorycnioides
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Davidov) Frodin & Heyw.
* ''
Chamaecytisus drepanolobus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Boiss.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus elongatus''
(Waldst. & Kit.) Link
* ''
Chamaecytisus eriocarpus''
(Boiss.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus falcatus''
(Waldst. & Kit.) Holub
* ''
Chamaecytisus frivaldszkyanus''
(Degen) Kuzm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus graniticus''
(Rehmann) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus heuffelii''
(Wierzb. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus hirsutus''
(L.) Link—big-flower broom, clustered broom
* ''
Chamaecytisus jankae''
(Velen.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus kovacevii''
(Velen.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus kreczetoviczii
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Wissjul.) Holub
* ''
Chamaecytisus leiocarpus''
(A. Kern.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus mollis
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym (taxonomy), synonym of ''Cytisus''. ''Chamaecytisus palmensis, C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Is ...
''
(Cav.) Greuter & Burdet
* ''
Chamaecytisus nejceffii''
(Urum.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus paczoskii''
(V.I. Krecz.) Klask.
* ''
Chamaecytisus podolicus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(Blocki) Klask.
* ''
Chamaecytisus ponomarjovii''
Czerep.
* ''
Chamaecytisus proliferus''
(L. f.) Link—tagasaste
** subsp. ''angustifolius''
(Kuntze) G. Kunkel
** subsp. ''meridionalis''
Acebes
** subsp. ''proliferus''
(L. f.) Link
*** var. ''calderae''
Acebes
*** var. ''canariae''
(Christ) G. Kunkel
*** var. ''hierrensis''
(Pit.) Acebes
*** var. ''palmensis''
(Christ) A. Hansen & Sunding
*** var. ''perezii''
(Hutch.) G. Kunkel
*** var. ''proliferus''
(L. f.) Link
* ''
Chamaecytisus pulvinatus''
(Quezel) Raynaud
* ''
Chamaecytisus purpureus''
(Scop.) Link—purple broom
* ''
Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of '' Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the worl ...
''
(Schaeff.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus rochelii''
(Wierzb. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus ruthenicus''
(Wol.) Klask.
* ''
Chamaecytisus spinescens
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(C. Presl) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus supinus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(L.) Link[Some sources treat ''Chamaecytisus supinus'' as a synonym of ''Chamaecytisus hirsutus''.]
* ''
Chamaecytisus tommasinii''
(Vis.) Rothm.
* ''
Chamaecytisus triflorus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
Skalicka
* ''
Chamaecytisus wulfii
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of ''Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the ...
''
(V.I. Krecz.) Klask.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Chamaecytisus ambiguus''
(Schur) Klásk.
* ''Chamaecytisus anatolicus''
Güner
* ''Chamaecytisus biflorus''
(L'Hér.) Link
* ''Chamaecytisus gueneri''
Duman, Baser & Malyer
* ''Chamaecytisus leucanthus''
(Waldst. & Kit.) Link
* ''Chamaecytisus mitrushii''
F.K.Mey.
* ''Chamaecytisus pumilus''
(De Not.) Rothm.
* ''Chamaecytisus tmolaeus''
(Boiss.) Rothm.
* ''Chamaecytisus virescens''
(Kováts ex Neilr.) Dostál
Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:
* ''Chamaecytisus'' ×''cetius''
(Beck) Dostál
* ''Chamaecytisus'' ×''millenii''
(Borbás) Dostál
* ''Chamaecytisus'' ×''pseudorochelii''
(Simonk.) Pifkó
* ''Chamaecytisus'' ×''versicolor''
(Dippel) Karlsson
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q964986
Genisteae
Fabaceae genera