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Identification
Cleome gynandra L. [family CAPPARIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Cleome gynandra
Common name
  • korgona(b) (auctt.) safoybidum (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gaasayaa (auctt.) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tεtε (FRI) tεtεtεtε from the noise of the bursting fruits (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gasiyaahu (JMD) kinaski (auctt.) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • húbéy (pl.-à) (D&C) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kεtε (FRI) tεtε (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tεtε (FRI) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tee-bu(-noh) noh: any medicinal herb (FNH) (NIGERIA, CHAMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • naségé (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gor bu di daw = old man (K&A); = male runner (DF) nakayorel (K&A) n-gor si bidaw = old man (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nonselé (Brossart) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • cat’s whiskers, bastard mustard., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • garsar (FRI) (GHANA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gashia (Vermeer) (NIGERIA, TIV), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • passo-ni-kuna (A. Chev.) (GUINEA, MANINKA (Waslunka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sèhè (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, GUERE (Wobe)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kaa (FRI) (GHANA, KUSAL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Pecí) afumoe (FRI) (GHANA, VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ekesi-masun (RJN) èkùyá (auctt.) èkùyáko from ako: a farm, when cultivated (JMD) èkùyalé from ilé: a house, when cultivated (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • diyar ungwa (BM) tabadai (JMD; ZOG) tabadamashe (JMD; ZOG) yár ùngúwaá (auctt.) (NIGERIA, HAUSA (West)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • amaddo (JMD) (NIGERIA, GWARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nanjinda (JMD) (GHANA, NANKANNI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kpawun (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tεtε (Bunting) (GHANA, ADANGME-KROBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Cat’s-whiskers, Flora of North America Vol. 7
  • sango(n) (K&B; B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kεtε (FRI) tεtε (FRI) (GHANA, ADANGME), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ч́gσ lubч̀ (C-G) (MALI, DOGON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • niamé (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sσbui (FRI) (GHANA, VHE (Awlan)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • lanti bókùn (RB) (NIGERIA, NUPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • wètè (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • amãgã (Westermann) awumε (Westermann) sσbui (JMD) sσgbee (JMD) solui (FRI) sσlwi (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nakayorel (A. Chev.) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tiεlεbdo (FRI) (GHANA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • uataï (K&B) (IVORY COAST, ANYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for CLEOME gynandra L. [family CAPPARACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Fici (Boscia, Cadaba, Capparis), M. Thulin & L. E. Kers (Cleome, Maerua), and M. Thulin (Dipterygium, Puccionia, Thilachium) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CLEOME gynandra L. [family CAPPARACEAE], (1753);
Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. [family CAPPARACEAE], (1914);. [type as above]
Pedicellaria gynandra (L.) Chiov. [family CAPPARACEAE], (1932). [type as above]
Information
Annual herb; stem glandular-puberulous to -pilose. Leaves (3–)5–7-foliolate; leaflets up to 7 x 2 cm, obovate or elliptic, glandular-puberulous to subglabrous; petiole 3–11 cm long. Sepals (1–)3–4 mm long. Petals white or pale pink, (4–)10–20 mm long, subequal. Stamens 6, on up to 2 cm long androgynophore. Capsules c. 40–100 x 2.5–7 mm (or broader in cultivated forms), glandular-pubescent to subglabrous; gynophore 1–2.5 cm long. Seeds 1–1.5 mm in diam., brown, with low transversal and longitudinal ridges.
Range
N1, 3; C1; S1, 2 widespread in Africa, also in Madagascar, the Seychelles, and in tropical and subtropical Asia, introduced in tropical America.
Altitude range
10–540(–1850) m.
Distribution
SOMALIA O’Brien 202; Gillett & al. 21933; Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6710.
Notes
Darjo, gurian (Som.-N).The plants found on dunes in C1 (e.g. Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6710) are exceptionally small-flowered with sepals c. 1 mm long and petals c. 4 mm long. The cultivated form, which may have capsules up to 15 mm wide, has not been recorded from Somalia.

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