Adenocarpus

Adenocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to Macaronesia, Portugal and southern Spain, and three species are endemic to the western Canary islands where they are known by the common name Codeso.

Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus viscosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae[1]
Genus:
Adenocarpus

Species

16–29; see text.

Species

Adenocarpus comprises the following species:[2][3][4]

  • Adenocarpus anagyrifolius Coss. & Balansa
  • Adenocarpus artemisiifolius Jahand. et al.
  • Adenocarpus bacquei Batt. & Pit.
  • Adenocarpus battandieri (Maire) Talavera
  • Adenocarpus boudyi Batt. & Maire
  • Adenocarpus cincinnatus (Ball) Maire
  • Adenocarpus complicatus (L.) Gay
    • subsp. bracteatus (Font Quer & Pau) Talavera & P. E. Gibbs
    • subsp. complicatus (L.) Gay
    • subsp. nainii (Maire) P. E. Gibbs
  • Adenocarpus decorticans Boiss.
  • Adenocarpus faurei Maire
  • Adenocarpus foliolosus (Aiton) DC.
  • Adenocarpus hispanicus (Lam.) DC.
  • Adenocarpus mannii (Hook. f.) Hook. f.
  • Adenocarpus ombriosus Ceballo & Ortuno
  • Adenocarpus telonensis (Loisel.) DC.
  • Adenocarpus umbellatus Batt.
  • Adenocarpus viscosus (Willd.) Webb & Berthel.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[4]

  • Adenocarpus aureus (Cav.) Pau
  • Adenocarpus bivonii (C.Presl) C.Presl
  • Adenocarpus brutius Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa
  • Adenocarpus complicatus J. Gay
  • Adenocarpus desertorum Castrov.
  • Adenocarpus divaricatus Sweet
  • Adenocarpus divaricatus (L'Hér.) Boiss.
  • Adenocarpus lainzii (Castrov.) Castrov.
  • Adenocarpus rodriguezi Sennen & Mauricio
  • Adenocarpus samniticus Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa
  • Adenocarpus subdecorticans Humbert & Maire
  • Adenocarpus tenoreanus Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov
  • Adenocarpus vallisoletanus Sennen & Pau

References
  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes" (PDF). S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Adenocarpus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Adenocarpus". 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.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Adenocarpus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.


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