Cleome paradoxa R.Br.

Family: Cleomaceae

General Appearance

Cleome paradoxa R.Br. ex DC., it is a tall shrubby, erect, annual to perennating herbs, up to 40-200 cm tall, glabrescent with (1-) 3-5-folinlate, long petioled bluish-green leaves; leaflets 5-10 cm long, narrowly lanceolate to linear, acute. Flowers 3-4 cm, across, bracteate, lemon-yellow with red veins. Petals 2 x 1-1.5 cm. Capsules 10-12 cm long, linear, many seeded.

Phytochoria

SZ+SA. The native range of this species is Sahara to SW. Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution in Libya

Tibesti area:  Reported from Tibesti by Ozenda and Keith

Notes

Wild plant. I have not yet found a recent record of this species in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147225-1

Link of images:  https://www.ksanature.com/plants/cleome_paradoxa/, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/WJPX

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Capparaceae Vol. (12) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 14.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

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