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Cleome monophylla
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Cleveland Dam
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Cleveland Dam
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Twentydales Extension, Epworth, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cleome epilobioides Baker |
| Common names: | Mujakari (Ndebele) Mujakari (Shona) Musemwasemwa (Shona) Mutsvandimire (Shona) Mutyangetyange (Shona) Spindle pod (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb, occurring in a wide variety of habitats. Stems and leaves with glandular hairs. Leaves simple, narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescences terminal with bracts similar to the leaves. Flowers mauve (rarely white) with purple markings on the petals. Fruit a narrowly linear capsule up to 10 cm, mostly slightly curved, covered in short hairs. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | monophylla: with one leaf (commonly used for species with simple leaves in mainly compound genera) |
| Habitat: | In disturbed places, such as cultivated lands and roadsides; in woodland and grassland; also at the margins of streams and ponds and in seepage zones on granite kopjes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1640 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa, India and Sri Lanka |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 7 September 2006 |
| Literature: |
Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 384 - 385. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 198 - 199. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 196 - 197. |
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cleome monophylla
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cleome monophylla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cleome monophylla
JSTOR Plant Science: Cleome monophylla
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cleome monophylla
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West African Plants database: Cleome monophylla
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