Herbarium JCB

Cleome aspera Koenig ex DC.

Family : CAPPARACEAE
(CAPER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Cleomaceae
Species : Cleome aspera
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleome aspera J.Koenig ex DC.
Vernacular name : Malayvarinai-poondu (Tam.)
Collection Nos : KFP 9022; R.R.Rao 689
Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar; R.Raghavendra Rao
Collection Date : 23/10/1979; 28/05/1970
Collection Locality : Bandri, Bellary district, Karnataka State; Talkad Forest, Mysore district, Karnataka State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Comments : Occasional in Eastern Ghats on bare gravelly ground with sparse vegetation; also on wastelands, crevices of rocks and more abundant where soil has been disturbed.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Talkad Forest (Mysore district), Bellary district (Karnataka State); Thippu Kadu RF (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Gani RF, Srisailam Hills (Kurnool district), Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malesia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cleome aspera. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.