Cleomaceae
Cleome

Cleome silvatica Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 159 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Capparidaceae, J. Elffers, R. A. Graham & G. P. Dewolf. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1964

Morphology General Habit
Annual or short-lived perennial herb, stout and branched, up to 1 m. tall.
Morphology Stem
Stem densely covered with gland-tipped hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, 3–5-foliolate; leaflets ovate-elliptic to almost rhombic, 1.5–4 cm. long, 0.6–1.25 cm. wide, glandular on both surfaces, sometimes densely so; petiole up to 4.75 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence up to 15 cm. long; bracts small, simple or 3-foliolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals linear-lanceolate, 4–6 mm. long, glandular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals ±1.5 cm. long, red or purplish-pink.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 7–8.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
Gynophore (8–)10–20 mm. long, usually about as long as or longer than the pedicel.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsules 2.8–4(–4.7) cm. long, densely covered with stalked glands.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 1.5–1.75 mm. in diameter, orange-brown, with fine longitudinal striations and low transverse ridges.
Figures
Fig. 2/7, p. 10.
Habitat
Clearings of upland rain forest, rocky grassland and roadsides; 1200–2200 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere K1 K7 T3 U1
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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