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.