
Cleomaceae
Arivela (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 31 May 2021
- Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur. (1838) 110; ≡ Corynandra viscosa (L.) Cochrane & Iltis, Novon 23 (2014) 24; ≡ Cleome viscosa L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 672; Jacobs, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1960) 103; ≡ Polanisia viscosa (L.) DC., Prodr. 1 (1824) 242; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 216. = Polanisia icosandra (L.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. (1834) 22; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 209; ≡ Cleome icosandra L., Sp. Pl. 2 (1753) 672. = Cleome acutifolia Elmer, LPB 7 (1914) 2574; Type: Elmer 12697 (US, lecto; B, BISH, BM, CAS, F, MO, NY, Z, isolecto), Palawan: Brooks Point (Addison Peak), Feb-1911. Distribution: ?Australia. Notes: Possibly native to Australia (Barrett et al. 2017). Nearly pantropical. Assumed to be non-native to the Philippines. A very common naturalized weed along roadsides, wastelands, rice fields, etc. at low and medium elevation. Naturalized.
Cleoserrata (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 2 May 2022
- Cleoserrata serrata (Jacq.) Iltis, Novon 17 (2007) 448; ≡ Cleome serrata Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. (1760) 26. Distribution: C & S America, Caribbean. MINDANAO: Surigao del Norte (photos). Notes: Widespread in waste, open places and in gardens (M.G.Q. Rule, pers. comm., 10-Nov-20). Naturalized.
- Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis, Novon 17 (2007) 448; ≡ Cleome speciosa Raf., Fl. Ludovic. (1817) 86; Jacobs, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1960) 101; ≡ Gynandropsis speciosa (Kunth) DC., Prodr. 1 (1824) 238, nom. illeg.; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 209; ≡ Cleome speciosa Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5 (1821) 84, nom. illeg., non Raf. Distribution: Neotropics. LEYTE, LUZON: Cavite, La Union, Manila. Notes: Cultivated as an ornamental in SE Asia. Occasionally escaping. Naturalized.
Gynandropsis
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 5 September 2022
- Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq., Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Genève 17 (1914) 382; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 209; ≡ Cleome gynandra L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 671; Jacobs, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1960) 101. = Gynandropsis pentaphylla (L.) DC., Prodr. 1 (1824) 238; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 216; ≡ Cleome pentaphylla L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2 (1763) 938. Distribution: Africa, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indian Ocean, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Madagascar, Malay Peninsula, Middle East, Moluccas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Ilocos Sur, NCR, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Davao, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga, MINDORO, TAGUBANHAN. Notes: Widely introduced in the Neotropics. A common roadside and rice field weed, from the lowlands up to c. 500m. Native.
Sieruela (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 15 November 2019
- Sieruela rutidosperma (DC.) Roalson & J.C.Hall, Syst. Bot. 42 (2017) 938; ≡ Cleome rutidosperma DC., Prodr. 1 (1824) 241; Jacobs, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1960) 103. Distribution: Africa. Notes: First recorded in Malesia around 1920 (in Manila around 1948). Now a very common lowland weed along roadsides, waste places, etc. Invasive species (CABI 2017). Naturalized.
Tarenaya (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 22 October 2017
- Tarenaya spinosa (Jacq.) Raf., Sylva Tellur. (1838) 111; ≡ Cleome spinosa Jacq., Enum. Pl. Carib. (1760) 26; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 208; Jacobs, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 6 (1960) 102. Distribution: Neotropics. Notes: Occasionally cultivated in the tropical and temperate zones. In the Philippines thoroughly naturalized and very abundant along streams in Benguet. Naturalized.
References
- Barrett, RL, EH Roalson, K Ottewell, M Byrne, SP Govindwar, SR Yadav, AS Tamboli, & AR Gholave. 2017. Resolving generic boundaries in Indian–Australasian Cleomaceae: Circumscription of Areocleome, Arivela, and Corynandra as distinct genera. Systematic Botany 42: 694-708.
- 📋 CABI Invasive Species Compendium
- Iltis, HH & TS Cochrane. 2007. Studies in the Cleomaceae V: a new genus and ten new combinations for the Flora of North America. Novon 17: 447-451.
- 📋 Jacobs, M. 1960. Capparidaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 6: 61-105
- 📋 Patchell, MJ, EH Roalson & JC Hall. 2014. Resolved phylogeny of Cleomaceae based on all three genomes. Taxon 62: 315-328
- 📋 Su, J-X, W Wang, L-B Zhang & Z-D Chen. 2012. Phylogenetic placement of two enigmatic genera, Borthwickia and Stixis, based on molecular and pollen data, and the description of a new family of Brassicales, Borthwickiaceae. Taxon 61: 601-611