Spartium junceum L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Spartium L.
Tribe: Cytiseae
References: [454][754][801]

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Common Names:

• Broom Absolute [3127]
  
• Genêt Absolute [3127] [3128]
  
• Gênet Absolute [3127]
  
• Genêt d'Espagne [1915]
  
• Genista [3127]
  
• Retama [1292] [1140]
  
• Retama Macho [2191]
  
• Spanish Broom [1902] [2080] [2183] [2187] [2188] [3127]
  
• Weavers Broom [3127]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Bisby FA
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999 Bisby FA
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Cristofolini G & Feoli L
  • 2001-06 Cristofolini G
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2089]
  
• Domestic [3127]
  
• Environmental [1915] [2193] [2086] [368] [1862] [1292]
  
• Fibre [1862] [2089] [3127] [24]
  
• Forage [1862]
  
• Medicine [1292] [1862] [3127]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1886]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Canary Is [1886]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [8]
  • Tanzania [8]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1179] [1861] [1862] [1914] [1938] [1947] [1969] [2015]
  • Afghanistan [1861]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • China [1179]
  • India [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iraq [1862]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • USSR [2015]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • South Australia

• Central America [1645] [2233]
  • Guatemala [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [2233]

• Europe [454] [2181] [2183] [2193] [2935]
  • Albania [754]
  • Azores [754]
  • Balearic Is [754]
  • Bulgaria [754]
  • Corsica [754]
  • France-F.E. [754]
  • Great Britain [2181] [2183] [2193]
  • Greece [754]
  • Italy-F.E. [754]
  • Kriti [754]
  • Malta [454]
  • Portugal [754]
  • Romania [754]
  • Sardegna [754]
  • Sicilia [2935]
  • Sicilia-F.E. [754]
  • Spain-F.E. [754]
  • Turkey in Europe [754]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [754]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3052]
  • Mauritius [1915] [3052]

• Middle East [454] [1862]
  • Israel [1862]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

• North America [2089] [3127]
  • United States [2089] [3127]

• Pacific Ocean [1949] [2080]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • New Zealand(North) [2080]
  • New Zealand(South) [2080]

• South America [1140] [1292] [2090] [2233]
  • Argentina [1140]
  • Bolivia [2233]
  • Brazil [2233]
  • Colombia [1292]
  • Ecuador [2233]
  • Peru [2090]

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Notes:

• An 'absolute' (essential oil) obtained by extraction from dried flowers. [3127]
  
• Aromatherapy texts warn: "five to six times" stronger than Cytisus scoparius. [3127]
  
• Poisoning has occurred from substituting this for Cytisus scoparius. [3127] [3138]
  
• Sparteine, the active constituent in flowers, is toxic. [3127] [3138]
  
• The absolute is produced in southern France. [3127]
  
• Cultivated mainly in Spain, France, Italy and the United States. [3127]
  

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Last Update: 13/06/01 15:41:46