Cleomaceae
Cleome

Cleome uniglandulosa Cav.

First published in Icon. 4: 3 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central U.S.A. to Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Polanisia dodecandra subsp. uniglandulosa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Coulter, T. [673] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294828 No
Jan 1, 1983 Coulter, T. [673] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294825 No
Jan 1, 1983 Edwards; Eaton [s.n.] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294824 No
Jan 1, 1983 Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1399] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294838 No
Jan 1, 1983 Andrieux, G. [532] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294827 No
Bourgeau, E. [279] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294831 No
Bilimek [34] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294835 No
Ehrenberg, C. [s.n.] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294832 No
Palmer, E. [52] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294829 No
Jurgensen, C. [280] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294833 No
Balls, E.K. [4823] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294839 No
Gouan [s.n.] Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294834 No
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [601] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294837 No
Schaffner, J.G. [192] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294830 No
Lyonnet, E. [319] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294836 No
Wynd, F.L. [701] Mexico Polanisia uniglandulosa K001294840 No
Fryxell, P.A. [3031] Mexico Polanisia dodecandra subsp. uniglandulosa K001294813 No

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