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Cleome amblyocarpa

Also known as: Cleome africana Botsch. +8 more
  • Cleome africana Botsch.
  • Cleome amblyocarpa var. glandulosa (Forssk.) Botsch.
  • Cleome arabica subsp. amblyocarpa (Barratte & Murb.) Ozenda
  • Cleome arabica var. amblyocarpa (Barratte & Murb.) Ozenda
  • Cleome arabica var. lutea Parsa
  • Cleome daryoushiana Parsa
  • Cleome hexandra Poir. ex Steud.
  • Pedicellaria glandulosa (Forssk.) P.Lima
  • Siliquaria glandulosa Forssk.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cleomaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.

Cleome amblyocarpa is an annual or biennial belonging to the Cleomaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. The genus Cleome is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.

Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Biennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen

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