Calicotome

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Calicotome
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Calicotome villosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Calicotome
Link (1808)
Species [1]

5; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • CalycotomeLink (1808)
  • LygoplisRaf. (1838)

Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin. [1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus . All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes (ἀσπάλαθος). [2]

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Species

Calicotome comprises the following species: [1] [3] [4] [5]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Calicotome infesta subsp. intermedia.jpg Calicotome infesta (C. Presl) Guss.Europe
Calicotome intermedia (Salzm. ex C.Presl) Boiss. ex Rchb.f.North Africa (Morocco to Libya) and southern and southeastern Spain
Calicotome rigida (Viv.) Maire & WeillerNorth Africa
Calicotome spinosa (yellow flower) ooty nilgiris, india.jpg Calicotome spinosa (L.) LinkSpain, France, Italy, Croatia and Algeria
Calicotome villosa (flowers).jpg Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Linkeastern Mediterranean region, Europe

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Calicotome Link. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Plato (1903). Burnet, John (ed.). Platonis Opera. Oxford University Press.
  3. ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Calicotome". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Calicotome". 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.
  5. ↑ "The Plant List entry for Calicotome". The Plant List . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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