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Taxon:  Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.



Summary
Genus:
Retama
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae
Nomen number:
30932
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. Iles Canaries 3(2,2):56. 1842
Verified:
07/09/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Genista raetam Forssk.

Autonym(s)
Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb subsp. raetam

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lygos raetam (Forssk.) Heywood

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Genista retama G. Nicholson
Genista rhodorhizoides Webb & Berthel.
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Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
  4. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. Note: lists as R. raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
  5. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  6. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  7. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
  8. Kunkel, G. 1972. Enumeración de las plantas vasculares de Gran Canaria. Monogr. Biol. Canar. 3:44. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
  9. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
  11. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
  12. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
  13. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: lists as "Retama retam" Webb
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.; = Lygos raetam (Forssk.) Heywood
  15. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb
Common names
English
retem –
white weeping-broom –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanariasGran Canaria
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySicilias.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias (Gran Canaria)]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Israel, Jordan, Lebanon
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sicilia (s.)]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30932. Accessed 24 April 2025.