What is "chamaecytisus"

Chamaecytisus \Chamaecytisus\ n. a genus of small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; -- often used especially for those formerly included in genus Cytisus.

Syn: genus Chamaecytisus.

Chamaecytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym of Cytisus. C. palmensis is a tree from the Canary Islands used as a fodder crop around the world.