Revised lectotypification of Spartium scoparium L. (Fabaceae)

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 This lectotype is here superseded in favour of another specimen in the Linnaean collection on the grounds of conflict with the protologue.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.