Cleome spinosa Jacq.

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Synonyms:	Cleome erucago Mill. Cleome heptaphylla L. Cleome pubescens Sims Cleome pungens Willd. Cleome sandwicensis A.Gray Cleome tonduzii Briq. Cleome viminea Schrad. Neocleome spinosa (Jacq.) Small Tarenaya spinosa (Jacq.) Raf.
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Status:	Introduced
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Worldwide distribution:	Native in Central and South America. Introduced in Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, DRC and Angola. Also in India, Nepal, Vietnam and Korea.
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Literature:	Hauman, L. & Wilczek, R. (1951). Capparidaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume II Page 517.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cleome spinosa
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