Cleome brachycarpa
Vahl. ex DC.
CleomaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used as a potherb and for flavouring.
Where to Find It
In is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in sandy and stony soils. It grows from sea level to 1,300 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, UAE, West Africa, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual herb. It grows 50 cm high. It has an unpleasant smell. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are yellow and in loose groups.
Names & Synonyms
Saala-caseeye
Cleome brachycarpa Vahl ex DC. var. glauca Blatt. & Hallb.Cleome brachycarpa Vah. ex DC. var. longipetiolata SabnisCleome ruta Cambess.Cleome vahliana Fresen.Cleome moschata Stocks ex T. Anderson
References (3)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 7th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
