Biology:Calicotome
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Short description: Genus of legumes
| Calicotome | |
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| Calicotome villosa | |
Scientific classification 
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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) |
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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. The ancient Greeks believed that tyrants in Hades were punished by being beaten with the thorny calycotomes.[citation needed]
Species
Calicotome comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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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 & Weiller | North Africa | |
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Calicotome spinosa (L.) Link | Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and Algeria |
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Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link | eastern Mediterranean region, Europe |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Calicotome Link. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Calicotome". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Calicotome&species~. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Calicotome". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1883. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Plant List entry for Calicotome". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Calicotome/. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1245748 entry
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