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Laburnum anagyroides Medicus, Vorl. Churf. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2:363. 1787. Ford & Heywood, l.c. 86.1968.
Cytisus laburnum Linn.
A small deciduous tree. Leaf trifoliolate, petiole c. 2-6.3 cm long; leaflets c. 3-8 cm long, c. 2.5 cm broad, elliptic-lanceolate or obovate. Inflorescence a pendulous raceme, up to 40.0 cm long. Flowers yellow. Calyx c. 5 mm long, 2-lipped. Vexillum c. 2 cm long. Stamens 10, monadelphous, anthers uniform. Ovary stipitate. Fruit 4-7.5 cm long, c. 7.5 mm broad, with more or less winged sutures.
Cultivated in hill stations in Pakistan; native of Europe.
The whole plant, including the seeds, is poisonous.
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