Cleomaceae
Cleome

Cleome glaucescens DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 239 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Syria to W. Iran, SE. Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to W. Pakistan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.496.1.2. epublication.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.496.1.2. epublication.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [419] Iran K001291033 Yes
Mar 6, 1967 Chesney, F.R. [149] Iraq K000987094 Type Yes
Mar 6, 1967 Chesney, F.R. [149] Iraq K000987095 Syntype Yes
Mar 6, 1967 Kotschy [402] Iraq K000643937 Type Yes
Mar 6, 1967 Kotschy [402] Iraq K000643936 Type Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq K000987098 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0