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Cleome Mossamedensis
''Cleome'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae, commonly known as spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, or bee plants. Previously, it had been placed in the family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to the Brassicaceae than the Capparaceae. Cleome and clammyweed (''Polanisia dodecandra'') can sometimes be confused. The genus ''sensu stricto'' includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 1: 652-653. Macmillan. . The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. However, a recent DNA study failed to separate ''Cleome'', '' Podandrogyne'', and '' Polanisia'' from each other, so some taxonomists have abandoned the last two of these genera, treating them as part of ''Cleome'' ''sensu lato''; in this case, ''Cleome'' contains about 275 species, the vast ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleome Houtteana
''Cleome houtteana'', commonly known as spider flower, spider plant, pink queen, or grandfather's whiskers, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Cleome'' of the family (biology), family Cleomaceae, native plant, native to southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southeast Brazil. It has also been introduced to South Asia, including the Haor area of Bangladesh and India. It is an annual plant, annual growing to a height of , with spirally arranged leaves. It has a height of 90 cm (35 in) to 180 cm (71 in). The leaf, leaves are leaf shape, palmately compound, with five or seven leaflets, the leaflets up to long and broad and the leaf petiole up to long. Its maximum crown width ranges from 30 cm (12 in) to 60 cm (24 in). The plant is sometimes mistakenly identified as cannabis due to its leaves and general growth shape. The flowers are purple, pink, or white, with four petals and six long stamens. The fruit is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
