Chamaecytisus
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.Chamaecytisus comprises the following species:
- Chamaecytisus absinthioides Kuzmanov
- * var. absinthioides Kuzmanov
- * var. austriacoides Kuzmanov
- * var. grandiflorus Kuzmanov
- * var. heterophyllus Micevski
- * var. parvifolius Kuzmanov
- * var. pirinicus Kuzmanov
- Chamaecytisus albidus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus albus Rothm.—Portuguese broom, white broom
- Chamaecytisus austriacus Link
- Chamaecytisus blockianus Klask.
- Chamaecytisus borysthenicus Klask.
- Chamaecytisus calcareus Kuzmanov
- Chamaecytisus capitatus Link
- Chamaecytisus cassius Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus colchicus Port.
- Chamaecytisus creticus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus danubialis Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus dorycnioides Frodin & Heyw.
- Chamaecytisus drepanolobus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus elongatus Link
- Chamaecytisus eriocarpus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus falcatus Holub
- Chamaecytisus frivaldszkyanus Kuzm.
- Chamaecytisus graniticus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus heuffelii Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus Link—big-flower broom, clustered broom
- Chamaecytisus jankae Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus kovacevii Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus kreczetoviczii Holub
- Chamaecytisus leiocarpus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus mollis Greuter & Burdet
- Chamaecytisus nejceffii Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus paczoskii Klask.
- Chamaecytisus podolicus Klask.
- Chamaecytisus ponomarjovii Czerep.
- Chamaecytisus proliferus Link—tagasaste
- * subsp. angustifolius G. Kunkel
- * subsp. meridionalis Acebes
- * subsp. proliferus Link
- ** var. calderae Acebes
- ** var. canariae G. Kunkel
- ** var. hierrensis Acebes
- ** var. palmensis A. Hansen & Sunding
- ** var. perezii G. Kunkel
- ** var. proliferus Link
- Chamaecytisus pulvinatus Raynaud
- Chamaecytisus purpureus Link—purple broom
- Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus rochelii Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus ruthenicus Klask.
- Chamaecytisus spinescens Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus supinus Link
- Chamaecytisus tommasinii Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus triflorus Skalicka
- Chamaecytisus wulfii Klask.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
- Chamaecytisus ambiguus Klásk.
- Chamaecytisus anatolicus Güner
- Chamaecytisus biflorus Link
- Chamaecytisus gueneri Duman, Baser & Malyer
- Chamaecytisus leucanthus Link
- Chamaecytisus mitrushii F.K.Mey.
- Chamaecytisus pumilus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus tmolaeus Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus virescens Dostál
Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:
- Chamaecytisus ×cetius Dostál
- Chamaecytisus ×millenii Dostál
- Chamaecytisus ×pseudorochelii Pifkó
- Chamaecytisus ×versicolor Karlsson
