About Cleome chelidonii
Cleome chelidonii is a species of plant in the family Cleomaceae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and Java.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome chelidonii
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grows as a weed in moist places of cultivated fields
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Siam, Malaysia, Indonesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Cleome chelidonii belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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