Biology:Calicotome

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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. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes (ἀσπάλαθος).[2]

Species

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

Image Scientific name Distribution
120px 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
120px Calicotome spinosa (L.) Link Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and Algeria
120px Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link eastern Mediterranean region, Europe

References

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  2. Plato (1903). Burnet, John. ed. Platonis Opera. Oxford University Press. http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:10.616a. 
  3. "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. 
  4. 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. 
  5. "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. 
  • Data related to Calicotome at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q1245748 entry