Cytisopsis

Cytisopsis
Cytisopsis pseudocytisus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Cytisopsis
Jaub. & Spach (1844)
Species
  • Cytisopsis ahmedii (Batt. & Pit.) Lassen
  • Cytisopsis pseudocytisus (Boiss.) Fertig
Synonyms

Lyauteya Maire (1919)

Cytisopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species, native to Morocco and the eastern Mediterranean.

  • Cytisopsis ahmedii (Batt. & Pit.) Lassen – a shrub endemic to Morocco
  • Cytisopsis pseudocytisus (Boiss.) Fertig – a subshrub native to the eastern Mediterranean, from southern and southeastern Turkey to Israel. It is an ingredient in the herbal tea, zahraa, in the Unani medicine tradition of Syria.