Retama

Retama monosperma

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: Retama
Subgenera: R. subg. Retama – R. subg. Sphaerosparton
Species: R. dasycarpa – R. monosperma – R. raetam – R. rhodorhizoides – R. sphaerocarpa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Retama in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 30. Reference page.

Name

Retama Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 22 (1838), nom. cons.

• Type species: R. monosperma (L.) Boiss.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lygos Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 321 (1763), nom. rej.
  • Genista sect. Retama |(Raf.) Taub. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl 3(3): 234 (1893).
• Heterotypic
  • Boelia Webb, Otia Hispan., new ed.: 20 (1853).
    • Type species: B. sphaerocarpa (L.) Webb

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia (introduced). Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Western South America Ecuador. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Chile Central, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838 ("1836"). Flora Telluriana. Pars 4. 135 pp., Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Retama in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Retama. Published online. Accessed: Jan 30 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Retama. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Retama. 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 30. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Retama in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Jan 06.

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