Genisteae

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
Genera: Adenocarpus – Anarthrophyllum – Argyrocytisus – Argyrolobium – Calicotome – Chamaecytisus – Cytisophyllum – Cytisus – Dichilus – Echinospartum – Erinacea – Genista – Gonocytisus – Hesperolaburnum – Laburnum – Lupinus – Melolobium – Petteria – Podocytisus – Polhillia – Retama – Rivasgodaya – Sellocharis – Spartium – Stauracanthus – Ulex
Chimerae: + Laburnocytisus

Name

Genisteae Bronn Fl. Belg. 98. (1827)

Type genus: Genista L. Sp. Pl. 2: 709 (1753)

Note: Phylogenetically Chamaecytisus is embedded in Cytisus (Hunter et al. 2025), but some of the required combinations are not available. In addition, many botanists prefer to keep them segregated Therefor, the genera remain segregated until this has been resolved.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Genistinae Bronn (1827)
Heterotypic
- Cytiseae Horan. (1847)
- Uliceae Webb (1852)
- Laburneae (Rouy) Hutch. (1964)
- Lupineae (Rouy) Hutch. (1964)

References

Bronn, H.G. in Dumortier, B.C.J. 1827. Florula belgica, opera majoris prodromus, auctore ... 98.
Hunter, S., Cardoso, D., Ruhlman, T.A. & Jansen, R.K. 2025. Phylogenomic analyses unravel the tangled evolutionary history of Genisteae (Fabaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 204, p.108249. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108249 PDF Reference page.
The Legume Research Group 2016. Genisteae in the Legumes of the World. Accessed 30 Jan. 2016.

Vernacular names

English: Broom
Esperanto: Genisto
فارسی: طاووسی
français: Genêt
Gaeilge: Giolcach sléibhe
Gàidhlig: Bealaidh
italiano: Ginestra
occitan: Genèsta
português: Giesta
русский: Дроковые
slovenčina: kručinky
українська: Люпинові
Tiếng Việt: Đậu chổi
walon: Djiniesses