Chamaecytisus

Life-forms

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, 2nd 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. Reference page.
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

Chamaecytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 43 species which range from the Canary Islands and Morocco through mainland Europe to western Siberia, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, Anatolia, and the eastern Mediterranean.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of Cytisus.[2]

C. palmensis is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the world.
Species

Chamaecytisus comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

Chamaecytisus absinthioides (Janka) Kuzmanov
var. absinthioides (Janka) Kuzmanov
var. austriacoides (Stoj.) Kuzmanov
var. grandiflorus (Stoj.) Kuzmanov
var. heterophyllus (Bornm.) Micevski
var. parvifolius (Stoj.) Kuzmanov
var. pirinicus (Stoj.) Kuzmanov
Chamaecytisus albidus (DC.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus albus (Hacq.) Rothm.—Portuguese broom, white broom
Chamaecytisus austriacus (L.) Link
Chamaecytisus blockianus (Pawl.) Klask.
Chamaecytisus borysthenicus (Gruner) Klask.
Chamaecytisus calcareus (Velen.) Kuzmanov
Chamaecytisus capitatus (Scop.) Link
Chamaecytisus cassius (Boiss.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus colchicus (Albov) Port.
Chamaecytisus creticus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus danubialis (Velen.) Rothm.[6]
Chamaecytisus dorycnioides (Davidov) Frodin & Heyw.
Chamaecytisus drepanolobus (Boiss.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus elongatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Link
Chamaecytisus eriocarpus (Boiss.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus falcatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Holub
Chamaecytisus frivaldszkyanus (Degen) Kuzm.
Chamaecytisus graniticus (Rehmann) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus heuffelii (Wierzb. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Rothm.[7]
Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.) Link—big-flower broom, clustered broom
Chamaecytisus jankae (Velen.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus kovacevii (Velen.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus kreczetoviczii (Wissjul.) Holub
Chamaecytisus leiocarpus (A. Kern.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus mollis (Cav.) Greuter & Burdet
Chamaecytisus nejceffii (Urum.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus paczoskii (V.I. Krecz.) Klask.
Chamaecytisus podolicus (Blocki) Klask.
Chamaecytisus ponomarjovii Czerep.
Chamaecytisus proliferus (L. f.) Link—tagasaste
subsp. angustifolius (Kuntze) G. Kunkel
subsp. meridionalis Acebes
subsp. proliferus (L. f.) Link
var. calderae Acebes
var. canariae (Christ) G. Kunkel
var. hierrensis (Pit.) Acebes
var. palmensis (Christ) A. Hansen & Sunding
var. perezii (Hutch.) G. Kunkel
var. proliferus (L. f.) Link
Chamaecytisus pulvinatus (Quezel) Raynaud
Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link—purple broom
Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis (Schaeff.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus rochelii (Wierzb. ex Griseb. & Schenk) Rothm.[8]
Chamaecytisus ruthenicus (Wol.) Klask.
Chamaecytisus spinescens (C. Presl) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus supinus (L.) Link[9]
Chamaecytisus tommasinii (Vis.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus triflorus Skalicka
Chamaecytisus wulfii (V.I. Krecz.) Klask.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[5]

Chamaecytisus ambiguus (Schur) Klásk.
Chamaecytisus anatolicus Güner
Chamaecytisus biflorus (L'Hér.) Link
Chamaecytisus gueneri Duman, Baser & Malyer
Chamaecytisus leucanthus (Waldst. & Kit.) Link
Chamaecytisus mitrushii F.K.Mey.
Chamaecytisus pumilus (De Not.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus tmolaeus (Boiss.) Rothm.
Chamaecytisus virescens (Kováts ex Neilr.) Dostál

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described:[5]

Chamaecytisus ×cetius (Beck) Dostál
Chamaecytisus ×millenii (Borbás) Dostál
Chamaecytisus ×pseudorochelii (Simonk.) Pifkó
Chamaecytisus ×versicolor (Dippel) Karlsson

References

Chamaecytisus Link. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
Cubas P, Pardo C, Tahiri H (2002). "Molecular approach to the phylogeny and systematics of Cytisus (Leguminosae) and related genera based on nucleotide sequences of nrDNA (ITS region) and cpDNA (trnL–trnF intergenic spacer)". Plant Syst Evol. 233 (3–4): 223–242. Bibcode:2002PSyEv.233..223C. doi:10.1007/s00606-002-0194-0.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Chamaecytisus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Chamaecytisus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
"The Plant List entry for Chamaecytisus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
Some sources treat Chamaecytisus danubialis as a synonym of Chamaecytisus austriacus.
Some sources treat Chamaecytisus heuffelii as a synonym of Chamaecytisus austriacus.
Some sources treat Chamaecytisus rochelii as a synonym of Chamaecytisus austriacus.
Some sources treat Chamaecytisus supinus as a synonym of Chamaecytisus hirsutus.