5; see text Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.

It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin.

[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

The ancient Greeks believed that tyrants in Hades were punished by being beaten with the thorny calycotomes.

[citation needed] Calicotome comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4] This Faboideae-related article is a stub.