AGROCAMPUS OUEST (Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage - 65, rue de St Brieuc - CS 84215 - 35042 Rennes cedex - France)
Abstract : The currently accepted lectotype of the Linnaean species Spartium scoparium is a specimen of Cytisus arboreus (Desf.) DC. This lectotype is here superseded in favour of another specimen in the Linnaean collection on the grounds of conflict with the protologue. The current name for the species known as Cytisus scoparitts (L.) Link can therefore be maintained.
