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:
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
- Adenocarpus aureus <small>(Cav.) Pau</small>
- Adenocarpus bivonii <small>(C.Presl) C.Presl</small>
- Adenocarpus brutius <small>Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa</small>
- Adenocarpus complicatus <small>J. Gay</small>
- Adenocarpus desertorum <small>Castrov.</small>
- Adenocarpus divaricatus <small>Sweet</small>
- Adenocarpus divaricatus <small>(L'Hér.) Boiss.</small>
- Adenocarpus lainzii <small>(Castrov.) Castrov.</small>
- Adenocarpus rodriguezi <small>Sennen & Mauricio</small>
- Adenocarpus samniticus <small>Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa</small>
- Adenocarpus subdecorticans <small>Humbert & Maire</small>
- Adenocarpus tenoreanus <small>Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov</small>
- Adenocarpus vallisoletanus <small>Sennen & Pau</small>
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