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''Podocytisus caramanicus'' is a species of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
. It is a shrub native to the western
Balkan Peninsula The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
and southern
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is the only member of the genus ''Podocytisus''. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...
.


References

Genisteae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of Albania Flora of Greece Flora of Turkey Flora of Yugoslavia Plants described in 1849 Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Theodor von Heldreich {{Faboideae-stub