Cleome aspera J. Konig ex DC.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CLEOMACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleome aspera J.Konig ex DC.
  • Vernacular name : Malayvarinai-poondu (Tamil)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on bare gravelly ground
  • Key identification features : Spreading, ascending, softly prickled herb.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : S.B. Manohar; R. Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 23-10-1979; 27-05-1970
  • Collection Nos : KFP 9022; R.R. Rao 689
  • Collection Locality : Bandri, Bellary district (KA); Talkad RF, Mysore district (KA)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district (Kadapa district), Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Gani RF (Kurnool district), Srisailam Hills (Kurnool district), Anantapur district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Tiruvannamalai, Thippu Kadu RF (Tiruvannamalai district), Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Dharmapuri district, Madurai district, Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district, Pudukkottai district, Ramanathapuram district, Thanjavur district, Tiruchirapalli district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cleome aspera. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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