Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Podocytisus// Species: Podocytisus caramanicus L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2001, Leguminosae – key to genera and Podocytisus).
Lifeform: Perrenial, shrub up to 2 – 2.5 m tall; nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open oak woods at c. 500 m altitude. Recorded in the Svilanovo region.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN).
Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – developing inflorescences. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescences. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – flowers. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – side view of developing flowers and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – side view of developing flowers and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – side view of developing flowers and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – flowers. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – flowers. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – flowers. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – flowers. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – developing pods. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – developing pod. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – branches of inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twigs. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twigs with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twig. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twig with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twig with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twig. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – woody part of branch. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – canes. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – canes. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – woody part of cane. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – woody part of cane. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – woody part of cane. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – twig with inflorescence (scale in cm), flowers and stem with leaves (scale in mm). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – habit in fall. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pods. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pods. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pods. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pod. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pod. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pod. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pod with seeds. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Podocytisus caramanicus – pods. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 05.10.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. 2001. Leguminosae – key to genera, The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1121–1125.
Micevski, K. 2001. Podocytisus Boiss. & Heldr., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1126–1127.
