Cleome felina L.f.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (CAPER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cleomaceae
  • Species : Cleome felina
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleome felina L.f.
  • Vernacular name : Swarnakshira (San.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 10442
  • Collector(s) Name : S.R. Ramesh & B.R.Ramesh
  • Collection Date : 16/11/79
  • Collection Locality : Toranagalu, Bellary district, Karnataka State
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Habitat : Scrub forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Comments : Occasional in scrub forests and fallow lands.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Addapallam forest (Krishna district) , Kadapa district, Gani RF (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Guntur district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; 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 felina. Downloaded on 19 August 2025.

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