Chamaecytisus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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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: Chamaecytisus
Species: C. albus – C. austriacus – C. banaticus – C. borysthenicus – C. calcareus – C. cassius – C. danubialis – C. drepanolobus – C. elongatus – C. eriocarpus – C. frivaldszkyanus – C. heuffelii – C. hirsutus – C. jankae – C. korabensis – C. kovacevii – C. kreczetoviczii – C. leiocarpus – C. lindemannii – C. litwinowii – C. mollis – C. nejceffii – C. paczoskii – C. pineticola – C. podolicus – C. ponomarjovii – C. prolifer – C. proteus – C. pseudojankae – C. pulvinatus – C. purpureus – C. pygmaeus – C. ratisbonensis – C. rochelii – C. ruthenicus – C. skrobiszewskii – C. spinescens – C. supinus – C. tommasinii – C. triflorus – C. virescens – C. wulfii – C. zingeri
Nothospecies: C. × pseudorochelii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chamaecytisus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 14. Reference page.

Name

Chamaecytisus Link, Handbuch 2: 154 (1831).

Type species: Chamaecytisus prolifer(us) (L.f.) Link, Handbuch 2: 154 (1831).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Viborgia Moench, Methodus: 132 (1794), nom. rej.
- Aulonix Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 25 (1838).
- Diaxulon Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 24 (1838).
- Cytisus sect. Tubocytisus DC., Prodr. 2: 153 (1825).
  - Type species: Cytisus hirsutus L.
  - Tubocytisus (DC.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 358 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (introduced), Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia (introduced), Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia (introduced).
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Link, H.F. 1831. Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Zweiter Theil. – Grundriss der Kräuterkunde zu Vorlesungen entworfen von D. Carl Ludwig Willdenow. Dritter (Praktischer) Theil. 533 pp. Berlin: In der Haude und Spenerschen Buchhandlung. BHL Google Books Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Chamaecytisus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Chamaecytisus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Chamaecytisus. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaecytisus. Accessed: 19 Jan 2024., as Cytisus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chamaecytisus. Accessed: 2024 Jan 19.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Chamaecytisus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 19. old version, as Cytisus

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Geißklee
English: Brooms