Cleome gigantea
A species in the Cleomaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Cleomaceae
- Genus
- Cleome
- Species
- Cleome gigantea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cleome gigantea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cleome amazonicaName author: Heilborn
- Cleome filisepalaName author: Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Cleome friesiiName author: Heilborn
- Cleome hirsuticaulisName author: J.F.Macbr.
- Cleome kerberiName author: Briq.
- Cleome monochromaName author: J.F.Macbr.
- Cleome pedunculataName author: Vell.
- Cleome pruriensName author: Triana & Planch.
- Cleome viridifloraName author: Schreb.
- Melidiscus giganteaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Melidiscus viridiflorusName author: (Schreb.) Raf.
- Sinapistrum giganteumName author: (L.) Moench
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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