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Taxon:  Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.



Summary
Genus:
Gynandropsis
Family:
Cleomaceae
Nomen number:
310077
Place of publication:
Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 17:382. 1914
Verified:
07/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cleome gynandra L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cleome pentaphylla L.
Gynandropsis pentaphylla (L.) DC.
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Reference(s)
  1. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  6. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  7. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  8. Iltis, H. H. 1960. Studies in the Capparidaceae—VII Old World cleomes adventive in the New World. Brittonia 12:279-294. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  10. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  11. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  12. Migahid, A. M. 1978. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 2.
  13. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  14. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  15. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  16. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  17. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
  18. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
African spider-flower –
bastard-mustard –
cat's-whiskers –
Arabic
abu qarn –
French
feuilles caya –
mozambé –
Spanish
acaya –
mouzambi –
volatín –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North], Yemen
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • REGION: South America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringas Cleome gynandraIltis, H. H. 1960. Studies in the Capparidaceae—VII Old World cleomes adventive in the New World. Brittonia 12:279-294.
Harmful organism hostcrop pestsas Cleome gynandraHolm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 219.
Human foodvegetableas Cleome gynandraSiemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:148-149.
Medicinesfolkloreas Cleome gynandraMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Non-vertebrate poisonspotential for plant pest controlas Cleome gynandraSiemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:148-149.
Weed as Cleome gynandraIltis, H. H. 1960. Studies in the Capparidaceae—VII Old World cleomes adventive in the New World. Brittonia 12:279-294. Note: = Cleome gynandra L.
Weed as Cleome gynandraCIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310077. Accessed 18 May 2025.