Retama monosperma

Retama monosperma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Retama
Species:	R. monosperma
Binomial name
	Retama monosperma; (L.) Boiss.
Synonyms
	Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood ; Lam. (Spach) Webb ; Spach Spartium rhodorhizoides; Spartium gracile Walp., not validly publ. ; Genista monosperma Salisb. ; Spach, nom. illeg. Spartium webbii; Spartium monospermum Spach ; Genista defoliata (L.) Lam. ; L. Spartium clusii; Retama webbii Spach ; Spartium rostratum Spartium dubium;

Retama monosperma, the bridal broom^[2] or bridal veil broom, is a flowering bush species in the genus Retama, native to the parts of the Mediterranean Basin (Algeria, Morocco, Portugal and Spain in the west, Egypt, the East Aegean Islands and Greece in the east). It has been introduced elsewhere.^[1] Retama monosperma forms root nodules with Ensifer fredii. The larvae of the moths Phyllonorycter hesperiella and Phyllonorycter spartocytisi feed on R. monosperma. The seeds contain cytisine, a toxic alkaloid. Fifteen other quinolizidine and three dipiperidine alkaloids can also be isolated from different parts of the plant. In particular, the presence of (+)-sparteine, α- and β-isosparteine, (+)-17-oxosparteine, (-)-lupanine, 5,6-dehydrolupanine, (-)-anagyrine, (-)-N-methylcytisine and (+)-ammodendrine can be detected.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Retama monosperma (L.) Boiss." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
↑ NRCS. "Retama monosperma". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
↑ Alkaloids from Retama monosperma ssp. eumonosperma. Touati D, Allain P, Pellecuer J, Fkih-Tetouani S and Agoumi A, Fitoterapia, 1996, volume 67, number 1, pages 49-52, INIST 3027852