Cytisopsis
Genus of legumes
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Cytisopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[2] It contains two species, native to Morocco and the eastern Mediterranean.[1]
- 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.[3]
| Cytisopsis | |
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| 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[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lyauteya Maire (1919) | |
