Cleome spinosa explained

Cleome spinosa, called the spiny spiderflower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome. It is native to the New World Tropics, and has been introduced to the United States, tropical Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Vietnam, New Caledonia, and Korea.[1] It is pollinated by bats.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cleome spinosa Jacq. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 31 January 2021 .
  2. Cleome spinosa (Capparaceae): Polygamodioecy and pollination by bats in urban and Caatinga areas, northeastern Brazil . 2006 . Machado . Isabel . Cristina Lopes . Ariadna . Valentina Leite . Ana . Virgíniade Brito Neves . Cleci . Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie . 127 . 69–82 . 10.1127/0006-8152/2006/0127-0069 .

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