''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
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. 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 wide ...
. It may be a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
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
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
used as a
fodder
Fodder (), also called provender (), is any agriculture, agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, domestic rabbit, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food g ...
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
''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 ...
''
(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
''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.
* ''
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
''Cytisus proliferus'', tagasaste or tree lucerne, is a small spreading evergreen tree that grows high. It is a well known fertilizer tree. It is a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family and is indigenous to the dry volcanic slopes of the Canary ...
''
(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