Cleome speciosa Raf.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CLEOMACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Gynandropsis speciosa (Rafin.) DC.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleome speciosa Raf.
  • Common name : Whiskered Spider Flower
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grown in gardens
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Garden plant
  • Native : Tropical America and West Indies
  • World Distribution : Introduced Throughout the World
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; 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 speciosa. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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