Cleome
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Cleome is a genus of flowering plants traditionally included in the family Capparaceae. Some recent classifications (e.g. the APG II system[1]) have included the Capparaceae within Brassicaceae, while others classifications have transferred Cleome (along with other related genera) to its own family Cleomaceae, separate from both Capparaceae and Brassicaceae.[2]
The genus includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs.[3] The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world.[3]
Selected species
Cultivation and uses
Cleome hassleriana (spider flower) is a commonly cultivated garden plant, which can become invasive if attention is not paid to removing it before it can shed its seeds.
References
- ^ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Brassicales.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Cleome
- ^ a b c Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 1: 652-653. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Cleome list
- ^ Flora Europaea: Cleome list
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: Cleome list
- ^ Efloras: Cleome search results
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