Adenocarpus

Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus viscosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae
Genus:	Adenocarpus DC.
Species
16–29; see text

Adenocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, but finds its highest diversity in Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and the Canary Islands) and the Iberian Peninsula.

Species

Adenocarpus comprises the following species: ^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Adenocarpus anagyrifolius Coss. & Balansa
• Adenocarpus artemisiifolius Jahand. et al.
• Adenocarpus bacquei Batt. & Pit.
• Adenocarpus battandieri (Maire) Talavera
• Adenocarpus boudyi Batt. & Maire
• Adenocarpus cincinnatus (Ball) Maire
• Adenocarpus complicatus (L.) Gay
  • subsp. bracteatus(Font Quer & Pau) Talavera & P. E. Gibbs
  • subsp. complicatus(L.) Gay
  • subsp. nainii(Maire) P. E. Gibbs
• Adenocarpus decorticans Boiss.
• Adenocarpus faurei Maire
• Adenocarpus foliolosus (Aiton) DC.
• Adenocarpus hispanicus (Lam.) DC.
• Adenocarpus mannii (Hook. f.) Hook. f.
• Adenocarpus ombriosus Ceballo & Ortuno
• Adenocarpus telonensis (Loisel.) DC.
• Adenocarpus umbellatus Batt.
• Adenocarpus viscosus (Willd.) Webb & Berthel.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved: ^[3]

• Adenocarpus aureus(Cav.) Pau
• Adenocarpus bivonii(C.Presl) C.Presl
• Adenocarpus brutiusBrullo & De Marco & Siracusa
• Adenocarpus complicatusJ. Gay
• Adenocarpus desertorum Castrov.
• Adenocarpus divaricatusSweet
• Adenocarpus divaricatus(L'Hér.) Boiss.
• Adenocarpus lainzii(Castrov.) Castrov.
• Adenocarpus rodrigueziSennen & Mauricio
• Adenocarpus samniticusBrullo & De Marco & Siracusa
• Adenocarpus subdecorticansHumbert & Maire
• Adenocarpus tenoreanusBrullo, Gangale & Uzunov
• Adenocarpus vallisoletanusSennen & Pau

References

1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Adenocarpus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Adenocarpus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
3. "The Plant List entry for Adenocarpus". The Plant List . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

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