Cleome

 
Cleome aspera J.König ex DC. (Images by Prabhu Kumar KM, identified by Vijayasankar)
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Cleome austroarabica D.F.Chamb. & Lamond (Oman) (Images by Aarti S.Khale)
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Cleome brachycarpa (Forssk.) Vahl ex DC. (Images by Aarti S. Khale (photographed in Oman))
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Cleome chelidonii L.f. (Images by Geetha Rane (ID by Neil), Anita Kindre, and Prashant Awale)
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Cleome felina L.f. (Images by Nadeem Waqif, identified by Vijayasankar)
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Cleome gynandra L. (Images by Nidhan Singh)
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Cleome monophylla L. (Images by T. Badri Narayanan)
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Cleome rupicola Vicary (Images by Aarti S. Khale (photographed in Oman))
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Cleome rutidosperma DC. (Images by Dinesh Valke (1) and Pravin Kawale (2,3,4))
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(Images by Gautam (1,2,3- ID by Viplav Gangar) and Satish Phadke)
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Cleome tenella L.f. (Images by Lalithamba (1,2) and Muthu Karthick (3,4- ID by Dr Narasimhan))
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Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Tarenaya hassleriana, while these are inserted in the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa.)

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Tarenaya spinosa (Jacq.) Raf.  (FoNA for Tarenaya spinosa (Jacquin) Rafinesque says sepals green, lanceolate, 6-8 × 0.8-1.3 mm, glandular-pubescent; petals white or greenish white (somewhat reddish abaxially), .... stamens white, 20-50 mm; anthers 9-10 mm.
While for Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) H. H. Iltis, it states sepals (reflexed after anthesis), green, linear-lanceolate, 5-7 × 0.8-1.3 mm, glabrous; petals usually pink or purple, sometimes white (or fading to white by second day), .... stamens purple, 30-50 mm; anthers 9-10 mm. )


Species with description & Keys as per Flora of Pakistan :

 
 
 
BinomialHabitNotesReferencesDistribution
Cleome angustifolia ForskHerbPlains, Sandy LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar
Cleome aspera Koen ex. DC.HerbDry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous ForestsFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983All districts
Cleome burmannii Wight & Arn. = Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii HerbPlains, Moist LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983Thanjavur, Tirunelveli
Cleome chelidonii L. Erect HerbPlains, Moist LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thiruvallur, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Viluppuram
Cleome felina L.  Erect HerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram
Cleome hassleriana Chod. (syn. of Tarenaya hassleriana) HerbWestern GhatsMatthew, 1999Dindigul
Cleome monophylla L.HerbPlainsFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983All districts
Cleome rutidosperma DC.HerbNative of Tropical America, NaturalizedFlora India, VOL. 2, 1993All districts
Cleome speciosa Raf.(syn. of Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis.)HerbWestern Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America  Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem
Cleome viscosa L.(Syn. of Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.)HerbPlainsFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983All districts
 

Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 7.1.14 :

 

Botanical nameSynonymsFamilyCommon name
Cleome chelidonii Cleomaceae Celandine Spider Flower
Cleome gynandra Cleome pentaphylla, Gynandropsis gynandra, Gynandropsis pentaphyllaCleomaceae Wild Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana Cleome hassleriana, Cleome sesquiorygalis, Tarenaya hasslerianaCleomaceae Spider Flower
Cleome rutidosperma Cleome ciliataCleomaceae Fringed Spider Flower
Cleome simplicifolia Polanisia simplicifoliaCleomaceae Simple Leaved Clammyweed
Cleome speciosa (syn. of Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis.)Cleome speciosissima, Gynandropsis speciosaCleomaceae Showy Spider Flower
Cleome viscosa (Syn. of Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.)Polanisia viscosaCleomaceae Asian Spider Flower

Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: September 1 to 14 2013 : Here is list plants of both these families reported from India.
Members are requested to suggest any addition or deletion please.
Cleome angustifolia (syn. of Cleome tenella),
Cleome ariana
Cleome aspera Koen.
Cleome burmannii = Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii
Cleome chelidonii
Cleome felina L.f.
Cleome fimbriata
Cleome gynandra L. var. gynandra
Cleome gynandra L. var. nana
Cleome hassleriana (syn. of Tarenaya hassleriana)
Cleome houtteana
Cleome monophylla L.
Cleome rutidosperma
Cleome scaposa
Cleome simplicifolia
Cleome speciosa (syn. of Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis.)
Cleome spinosa (syn. of Tarenaya spinosa )
Cleome vahliana  (syn. of Cleome brachycarpa (Forssk.) Vahl ex DC.)
Cleome viscosa L. var. nagarjunakondensis (synonym of Cleome viscosa L.)
Cleome viscosa L. var. viscosa  (Syn. of Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.)
I have prepared this list by compiling names from all the resources available with me and and information extracted from web resources as much as i could get.
I checked species of Cleome & found that some are not valid names (rather syn. of other stated names) while a few others have been moved to another genera like Tarenaya hassleriana & Tarenaya spinosa
I think this appears to be a situation in other genera also & situation may get confused.

 

1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
Cleome gynandra var. nana- Rajasthan
 
Cleome gynandra var. nana
 

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhara Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy(2002) Description & Keys -

Cleome aspera

Cleome chelidonii

Cleome felina

Cleome gynandra

Cleome monophylla

Cleome tenella

Cleome viscosa (Syn. of Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.),


Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Volume 1 By N. P. Singh (1988- Description with Keys-


Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000- Details with Keys-

Cleome aspera

Cleome felina

Cleome gynandra

Cleome viscosa (Syn. of Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.),

Cleome angustifolia (syn. of Cleome tenella),

 
Cleome :  1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Cleome

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other databases/ books.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome.


Re: Cleome species pages : 1 post by 1 author.

I have inserted images on species pages of Cleome.
I am not able to make genus page (my system & browser are older) which is requested here.
Thanks, ... I will do that.
 

Pl. go through ‎Cleome‎ (‎‎Cleomaceae) page with images of species (mainly done by D. S. Rawat ji) in efloraofindia.

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.

Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.