Cleome stenophylla Klotzsch ex Urb.

Tropical spiderflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Cleomaceae > Cleome

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cleome stenophylla world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147329-1
WFO ID wfo-0000611618
COL ID VZC9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629353
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Synonyms

Cleome stenophylla Physostemon stenophyllus