Retama sphaerocarpa

Retama sphaerocarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Genisteae
Genus: Retama
Subgenus: R. subg. Sphaerosparton
Species: Retama sphaerocarpa

Name

Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss. (1840)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Spartium sphaerocarpum L., Mant. Pl. 571. 1771.

• Homotypic
  • Boelia sphaerocarpa (L.) Webb, Otia Hispan. ed. 2 21, tab. 15. 1853.
  • Genista sphaerocarpos (L.) Lam., Encycl. 2: 616. 1788.
  • Lygos sphaerocarpa (L.) Heywood, Feddes Repert. 79: 53. 1968.

• Heterotypic
  • Boelia sphaerocarpa var. mesogaea Webb, Otia Hispan. ed. 2 21. 1853.
  • Boelia sphaerocarpa var. atlantica (Pomel) Pomel, Flore de l'Algérie (Battandier), Dicotylédones 202. 1888-1890 [1].
  • Retama atlantica Pomel, Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Algérie 11: 172. 1874.
  • Retama lutea Raf., Sylva Tellur. 22. 1838.
  • Retama sphaerocarpa var. mesogaea (Webb) Willk., Prodr. Fl. Hispan. (Willkomm & Lange) 3: 419. 1877.

References

• Boiss. 1840. Voyage botanique dans le midi de l'Espagne 2: 144.
• Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) 2011. Ibérica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica, e Islas Baleares. Electronic Version. Accessed: 2011 Jan 06.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retama sphaerocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Retama

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