Cleome

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Genus of flowering plants

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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::

| image = Cleome (Spider Flower) in Gavi.jpg | image_caption = Cleome houtteana | taxon = Cleome | authority = L. |synonyms = {{collapsible list |

  • Aldenella Greene
  • Andinocleome Iltis & Cochrane
  • Anomalostemon Klotzsch
  • Areocleome R.L.Barrett & Roalson
  • Arivela Raf.
  • Atalanta (Nutt.) Raf.
  • Aubion Raf.
  • Buhsea Bunge
  • Carsonia Greene
  • Celome Greene
  • Chilocalyx Klotzsch
  • Cleoserrata Iltis
  • Coalisina Raf.
  • Cochranella E.M.McGinty & Roalson (2020)
  • Corynandra Schrad. ex Spreng.
  • Cristatella Nutt.
  • Cyrbasium Endl.
  • Dactylaena Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f. (1829)
  • Decastemon Klotzsch
  • Dianthera Klotzsch
  • Diorimasperma Raf.
  • Dipterygium Decne.
  • Dispara Raf.
  • Gilgella Roalson & J.C.Hall
  • Gynandropsis DC.
  • Haptocarpum Ule
  • Hemiscola Raf.
  • Iltisiella Soares Neto & Roalson (2020)
  • Isexina Raf.
  • Jacksonia Raf. ex Greene
  • Justago Kuntze
  • Kersia Roalson & J.C.Hall
  • Lagansa Rumph. ex Raf.
  • Melidiscus Raf.
  • Micambe Adans.
  • Mitostylis Raf.
  • Neocleome Small
  • Oncufis Raf.
  • Pedicellaria Schrank
  • Pericla Raf.
  • Physostemon Mart.
  • Podandrogyne Ducke
  • Podogyne Hoffmanns.
  • Polanisia Raf.
  • Pterocleome Iltis ex E.M.McGinty & Roalson (2020)
  • Pteroloma Hochst. & Steud.
  • Puccionia Chiov.
  • Roeperia F.Muell.
  • Rorida J.F.Gmel.
  • Roridula Forssk.
  • Scolosperma Raf.
  • Sieruela Raf.
  • Siliquaria Forssk.
  • Sinapistrum Mill.
  • Stylidocleome Roalson & J.C.Hall
  • Stylista Raf.
  • Symphyostemon Klotzsch
  • Tarenaya Raf.
  • Tetratelia Sond.
  • Thulinella Roalson & J.C.Hall
  • Triandrophora O.Schwarz |synonyms_ref =

Cleome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae, commonly known as spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, or bee plants. Previously, it had been placed in the family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to the Brassicaceae than the Capparaceae. Cleome and clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra) can sometimes be confused.

The genus sensu stricto includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. However, a recent DNA study failed to separate Cleome, Podandrogyne, and Polanisia from each other, so some taxonomists have abandoned the last two of these genera, treating them as part of Cleome sensu lato; in this case, Cleome contains about 275 species, the vast majority of the Cleomaceae.

The genus contains species which show an evolutionary progression from to photosynthesis. This, combined with it being very close to the Brassicaceae with the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, makes it an ideal genus in which to study the evolution of photosynthesis. Morphological differences that demonstrate the transition from to include species having leaves with more veins and larger bundle sheath cells. Also, species such as Cleome gynandra produce proteins needed for photosynthesis. Three species independently acquired the pathway, while others are – intermediate or -like.

Species

199 species are accepted.

Cultivation and uses

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Cleome gynandra is used as a vegetable crop. C. houtteana is a commonly cultivated ornamental plant with purple, pink, or white flowers.

Gallery of species

|image = Cleocr.jpg |caption = Cleome seeds resemble snail shells |width = 450 |height = 180

File:Cleome chelidonii plant.jpg|Cleome chelidonii File:Cleome foliosa IMG 8601.JPG|Cleome foliosa, from arid region in Namibia File:Starr 061128-1587 Cleome gynandra.jpg|Cleome gynandra, cultivated as a vegetable File:Spider flower -- Cleome 'Inncleosr' Senorita Rosalita.jpg|Cleome 'Inncleosr' Senorita Rosalita File:Tarenaya hassleriana o Cleome Hassleriana o Cleome Spinosa.jpg|Cleome houtteana also known as Tarenaya hassleriana a common garden ornamental File:Cleome monophylla W3 IMG_1882.jpg|Cleome monophylla File:Cleome oxyphylla var. oxyphylla 1DS-II 7380.jpg|Cleome oxyphylla File:Cleome rutidosperma 05859.jpg|Cleome rutidosperma File:Cleome spinosa 2012.jpg|Cleome spinosa File:Cleome_viscosa_by_kadavoor.jpg|Cleome viscosa

References

References

  1. . (2017). ["''Cleome'' L."](http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30009982-2#synonyms). *Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew*.
  2. Steve L. O’Kane Jr.. "Cleomaceae: ''Cleome'' Family". San Juan College.
  3. G. J. H. Grubben. (2004). "Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2: Vegetables". PROTA.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 1: 652-653. Macmillan. {{ISBN. 1-56159-001-0.
  5. (2007). "''Cleome'', a genus closely related to ''Arabidopsis'', contains species spanning a developmental progression from {{C3}} to {{C4}} photosynthesis". The Plant Journal.
  6. (2010). "Biogeographic patterns of diversification and the origins of {{C4}} in ''Cleome'' (Cleomaceae)". Systematic Botany.
  7. link. (2009-01-20)
  8. Flora Europaea: [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Cleome&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Cleome'' list]
  9. USDA Plants Profile: [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CLEOM ''Cleome'' list]
  10. Efloras: [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=0&name_str=cleome ''Cleome'' search results]
  11. Flora of China 7: 430–431. 2008: [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF07/Tarenaya.pdf ''Tarenaya Rafinesque'']

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