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Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part G), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 529-556 : 533

Genista lusitanica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 711. 1753.

“Habitat in Lusitania, Hispania.” RCN: 5213.

Lectotype (López González in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 39: 49, f. 1. 1982): Löfling 26, Herb. Linn. No. 892.27, left specimen (LINN).

Current name: Genista lusitanica L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Lacaita (in J. Bot. 67: 199–200. 1929) believed that this name was based entirely on Clusius’ plate but this is incorrect, as demonstrated by López González.