Cleome felina L.f.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cleomaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cleome felina L.f.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Swarnakshira (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Scrub forests and fallow lands
  • Comments / notes : Common
  • Key identification features : Erect much branched herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Collector(s) Name : S.R. Ramesh, B.R. Ramush
  • Collection Date : 16/11/1979
  • Collection Nos : KFP 10442
  • Collection Locality : Toranagalu, Bellary distrct (KA)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Guntur district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district, Pune district, Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district, Coimbatore district, Dharmapuri district, Madurai district, Ramanathapuram district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cleome felina. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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