Adenocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, but finds its highest diversity in Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and the Canary Islands) and the Iberian Peninsula.
Species Adenocarpus comprises the following species: 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: 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
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