Published December 11, 2025 | Version v1
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Genista Linnaeus 1753

  • 1. Emeritus Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Selçuk University, 42075 Konya, Turkey
  • 2. Department of Biology, Section of Ecology and Systematics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece

Description

Key to the closely related spiny Genista species in Turkey

1. Leaves 3-foliolate; branching mostly opposite......................................................................................................... G. acanthoclada

1. Leaves 1-foliolate; branching mostly alternate .................................................................................................................................. 2

2. Standard triangular, clearly shorter than the keel; 1-seeded legume ovoid-acuminate ................................................... G. anatolica

2. Standard broadly elliptic, somewhat longer than the keel; legume narrowly oblong, several-seeded.................... G. ermenekensis

Notes

Published as part of Duran, Ahmet & Constantinidis, Theophanis, 2025, Genista ermenekensis (Fabaceae), a new species from southern Anatolia, Turkey, pp. 199-214 in Phytotaxa 733 (2) on page 209, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.733.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/18424277

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Genista
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Genista Linnaeus, 1753 sec. Duran & Constantinidis, 2025