''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

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family,

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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a

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of '' Cytisus''. '' C. palmensis'' is a tree from the

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used as a

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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 ''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 wo ...

'' (Hacq.) Rothm.—Portuguese broom, white broom * ''

Chamaecytisus austriacus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 world ...

'' (Waldst. & Kit.) Link * ''

Chamaecytisus eriocarpus ''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 world ...

'' (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 ''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 wor ...

'' (Rehmann) Rothm. * ''

Chamaecytisus heuffelii ''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 wo ...

'' (Wierzb. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Rothm. * ''

Chamaecytisus hirsutus ''Cytisus hirsutus'' (clustered broom or hairy broom) is a perennial plant belonging to the genus ''Cytisus'' of the family Fabaceae. Description ''Cytisus hirsutus'' reaches on average of height, with a maximum height of about . The stem is mo ...

'' (L.) Link—big-flower broom, clustered broom * ''

Chamaecytisus jankae ''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 world ...

'' (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 ''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 wor ...

'' (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 ''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 wor ...

'' 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'' (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.) LinkSome sources treat ''Chamaecytisus supinus'' as a synonym of ''Chamaecytisus hirsutus''. * ''

Chamaecytisus tommasinii ''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 wor ...

'' (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