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Cleome erucago Mill. Cleome heptaphylla L. Cleome pubescens Sims Cleome pungens Willd. Cleome sandwicensis A.Gray Cleome tonduzii Briq. Cleome viminea Schrad. Neocleome spinosa (Jacq.) Small Tarenaya spinosa (Jacq.) Raf. |
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| Status: | Introduced |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in Central and South America. Introduced in Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, DRC and Angola. Also in India, Nepal, Vietnam and Korea. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Hauman, L. & Wilczek, R. (1951). Capparidaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume II Page 517. Troupin, G. (1978). Capparaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 313. |