Echinospartum

Echinospartum
Echinospartum horridum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae[1]
Genus:	Echinospartum (Spach) Fourr.
Species
4–5; see text.

Echinospartum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is possibly synonymous with Genista.

Species

Echinospartum comprises the following species:^[2][3][4]

• Echinospartum boissieri (Spach) Rothm.
  • subsp. boissieri (Spach) Rothm.
  • subsp. webbii (Spach) Greuter & Burdet
• Echinospartum horridum (M. Vahl) Rothm.
• Echinospartum ibericum Rivas-Martínez, Sánchez-Mata^[5]
  • subsp. algibicum (Talavera & Aparicio) Rivas Mart.
  • subsp. ibericum Rivas-Martínez, Sánchez-Mata
• Echinospartum lugdunense (Jord.) Fourr.
• Echinospartum lusitanicum (L.) Rothm.
  • subsp. barnadesii (Graells) Vicioso
  • subsp. lusitanicum (L.) Rothm.

References

1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Echinospartum". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
3. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Echinospartum". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
4. "The Plant List entry for Echinospartum". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
5. The validity of Echinospartum ibericum is questionable.

External links

• Taxonomia