Cleomaceae
Cleome

Cleome kersiana Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 12: 424 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
N2, “Erigavo Distr., Raguda Tug”, Glover & Gilliland 675 (BM holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial bushy herb, up to c. 0.3 m tall; stems glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple; blade to c. 20 x 14 mm, broadly elliptic to ovate, mucronate at the apex, rounded at the base, glabrous, with 1–3 gland-tipped teeth on each side, with 3 prominent nerves from the base; petiole to 10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts subsessile, ascending; pedicels to 10 mm long in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4–5 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white, glabrous, c. twice as long as sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style c. 5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule oblong, c. 15–18 x 5 mm, glabrous, except for a few scattered stout gland-tipped hairs c. 1 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 0.7 mm in diam., brown, almost smooth, minutely foveolate.
Distribution
N2.
Ecology
Altitude c. 20 m.
Vernacular
Farahod (Somali).
[FSOM]

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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