Cytisus smyrnaeus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 2: 10 (1843)

Sennikov, Alexander N. & Tikhomirov, Valery N., 2024, Atlas Florae Europaeae notes, 35. Further critical notes on Cytisus sect. Tubocytisus (Fabaceae) in Europe, PhytoKeys 238, pp. 199-230 : 199

10. Cytisus smyrnaeus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 2: 10 (1843)

Type.

Turkey. "Montes Smyrnae", 06.1842, E. Boissier (syntypes BP 208133, E 00296047, FR 003144, GOET 005096, JE 00014575, 00014576, 00014577, K 000829774, KW, MEL 2347575, P 02952937, 02952942, 02952944, 02952950, 02952951, 02952952, JE 00014575, 00014576, 00014577, W 9918, 0031010) .

Distribution.

Asiatic Turkey.

Notes on taxonomy.

Cytisus smyrnaeus is a poorly known species, probably endemic to Asiatic Turkey. It is most closely similar to C. eriocarpus , from which it differs by the lack of patent hairs on its stems and pedicels ( Pifkó and Barina 2016).

Gibbs (1970) and Cristofolini (1991) added C. smyrnaeus to the synonymy of C. eriocarpus , which was treated broadly and included plants with different kinds of pubescence.