Retama monosperma, the bridal broom[2] or bridal veil broom, is a flowering bush species in the genus Retama, native to the western Mediterranean Basin (from Portugal, Morocco and Canary Islands to Italy and Egypt).[3]

Retama monosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Retama
Species:	R. monosperma
Binomial name
Retama monosperma (L.) Boiss.
Subspecies[1]
R. monosperma subsp. bovei R. monosperma subsp. monosperma R. monosperma subsp. rhodorrhizoides
Synonyms
Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood Genista monosperma (L.) Lam. Spartium monospermum L. Spartium clusii Spach Retama webbii (Spach) Webb Spartium webbii Spach

Retama monosperma forms root nodules with Ensifer fredii. The larvae of the moths Phyllonorycter hesperiella and Phyllonorycter spartocytisi feed on R. monosperma.

The seeds contain cytisine, a toxic alkaloid. Fifteen other quinolizidine and three dipiperidine alkaloids can also be isolated from different parts of the plant. In particular, the presence of (+)-sparteine, α- and β-isosparteine, (+)-17-oxosparteine, (-)-lupanine, 5,6-dehydrolupanine, (-)-anagyrine, (-)-N-methylcytisine and (+)-ammodendrine can be detected.[4]

References

External links

• Data related to Retama monosperma at Wikispecies
• Media related to Retama monosperma at Wikimedia Commons

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