Calicotome

Calicotome spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Genisteae
Genus: Calicotome
Species: C. infesta – C. intermedia – C. rigida – C. spinosa – C. villosa

Name

Calicotome Link, 1808
Note: Phylogenetic evidence places this genus in synonymy with Cytisus, but the relevant changes have not yet been made.

Synonyms

• Calycotome Link
• Lygoplis Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Introduced into: New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, H.F. 1808. Neues Journal für die Botanik 2(2): 50

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Calicotome in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Calicotome. Published online. Accessed: Jan 13 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Calicotome. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jan 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Calicotome. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 13. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

suomi: Piikkivihmat

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