Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis, Novon 17: 448 2007. (Cleome gigantea Blanco; Cleome longifolia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Cleome macrantha Turcz.; Cleome pachystigma Briquet; Cleome pentaphylla Blanco (ambiguous synonym); Cleome speciosa Raf.; Cleome speciosissima Deppe ex Lindl.; Gynandropsis grandiflora Turcz.; Gynandropsis macrantha Briquet; Gynandropsis speciosa DC.);
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Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Caldas, Cauca, Choc, Cundinamarca, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Valle), Venezuela (Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira), Hispaniola (I), Jamaica (I), Puerto Rico (I), Virgin Isl. (I) (Tortola (I)), Lesser Antilles (I) (Barbados (I), Dominica (I), Guadeloupe (I), Martinique (I), St. Lucia (I)), SE-Asia (I), Sumatra (I), Java (I), Borneo (I), Philippines (I), Vietnam (I), Moluccas (I), Nepal (I), Java (I), Fiji (I), Micronesia (I) (Pohnpei (I)), Society Isl. (I) (Tahiti (I)), Cameroon (I), India (I), Myanmar [Burma] (I), USA (I) (Florida (I)) as per Catalogue of Life;
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As per efi thread :
Stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom in Cleoserrata speciosa, while these are inserted in the bottom in Tarenaya hassleriana
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Common name: Showy Spider Flower, Volantines Preciosos • Kannada: Kannada Kanchuwaala
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Garden flower, Ammenhalli Forest
Uttara Kannada
25 June 2005
Habitat: Garden fence
Plant height: 3 meters 


Cleome hasslerana.  Synonym:Cleome houtteana, :Cleome pungens, Cleome spinosa. The cleome, or spider flower, is an annual flower known for its long seedpods. They develop below the flowers to look spidery.  Most attractive cultivated annual in different hues (white, crimson, pink, etc. flowers).
I will upload the photos recently taken in Mysore.


–  am sure it is Cleome hasslerana.  Synonym:Cleome houtteana, :Cleome pungens, Cleome spinosa. The cleome, or spider flower.
I have grown this plant myself.
Please check the references:   www. toptropicals.com, www.davesgarden.com and many other websites as well as horticulture books.


–  … me too believe it to be Cleome hassleriana … presently known as Tarenaya hassleriana (syn. Cleome arborea, Cleome hasslerana, Cleome houtteana, Cleome pungens, Cleome spinosa)


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) Iltis : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
Location: Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Nepal 

Date : 11 August 2017
Altitude : 3700 ft.
Synonym : Cleome speciosa Raf.


The sepals are glabrous (Tarenaya hassleriana) or glandular hairy (Cleoserrata speciosa);
So it should be Tarenaya hassleriana


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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West Bengal guest house in SuntaleykholaOct.’08?; near Thekeddi of Periyar Tiger Reserve- Aug’09?; Darjeeling November 2009; More North Bengal Flowers- ID Request 1 – 11May09SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups Gynandropsis gynandra – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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For ID : a monsoon plant with pink flowers from Goa : 13 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6) – around 600 kb each.
This is a plant that grows in Monsoon. I have beeen seeing it since childhood in Goa. It is planted and natural both. Seeds fall and grow.
The plant : Small plant about 5 ft height. Soft.
Leaves : Somewhat Like Tapioka Plant.
Flowers : Pink colour with long petals. Flowers bloom in the evening. Other variety also White flowers.
Pods : About 6-7 cm long round cross section.
Seeds : Look almost like Elaechi seeds.
Month : September

We almost always had it during Ganesh festival and were used during evening …
It has in interesting pattern when the bud opens in to flower. A separate picture shown.


This is a species of Cleome (spider flower).


Please check for Cleome hassleriana ?

…, perhaps Cleoserrata speciosa.
I am not aware of the difference(s) between Cleoserrata speciosa and Cleome hassleriana. … to me look-wise the former is all pink and does not seem as striking as hassleriana.


Thank you … I can only add (about the colour) that the flowers that I have photographed last about 3-4 days and as they become older the petal color fades.
Then petals fall off one by one.


Thanks … It is quite possible. Cleoserrata speciosa. was earlier known as Cleome pentaphylla/ Gynandropsis grandiflora.  Link https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/278412.


Difference between the two is hairyness of the sepals.


I was not aware about all these nuances at the time I took the photo.  However I feel the sepals in the flowers I shared are not hairy.
My memory (a little old) and the zoomed in photos suggest that.
2 images.

Cleome hassleriana sepals are glabrous. I mean do not possess hairs.

Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Cleome speciosa from Gori Valley Area Uttarakhand: BS-7 : Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Cleome speciosa from Gori Valley Area Uttarakhand

Beautiful flower! More importantly, it is not listed in checklist of flowering plants of Uttarakhand. Should be a new addition to Uttarakhand.


Cleome speciosa
seems to be naturalized at many places in India.
It must have established itself as garden escape initially.
I have observed it at the entrance of Kudremukh sanctuary.
It is growing gregariously in Mulshi on way to Lavasa near Pune. near human habitations.
It may become a weed..
One more new thing learned on this forum in last few minutes is that the correct name on GRIN seems to be Cleoserrata speciosa and Cleome speciosa is its synonym

Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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This one was shot from Uttrakhand, near Shilling.. perhaps a cultivation escape..
Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) H.H. Iltis Syn. Cleome speciosa Raf.

Beautiful …. Complete set of Pics


Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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Cleoserrata speciosa (Raf.) H. H. Iltis … also placed in Brassicaceae, Capparaceae
at Washivali (base village of Manikgad) on 11 SEP 11

Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa


 


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Cleome speciosa
New name : Cleoserrata speciosa

Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa


 


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Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Cleome speciosa from Maharashtra:::: PKA1 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors.
This is my first post in ongoing “Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight”..:
Bot. name:  Cleome speciosa
Location: en-route Nakhind, Maharashtra
Family: Cleomaceae
Habitat: Cultivated
Plant habit: large Herb


Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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SK1545 28 Oct 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 600 kb each.
Location: Raniban, Balaju, Nepal
Altitude:  4900 ft.
Date: 13 September 2018
Habit : Garden escapee ??
Cleome houtteana Schltdl. ??
 
Syn: Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis
        Cleome hassleriana Chodat

has to be garden escapee
not native of this part of the world


I guess so …


The sepals are glabrous (Tarenaya hassleriana) or glandular hairy (Cleoserrata speciosa);
So it may be Cleoserrata speciosa. 


Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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CherapunjeeSept’09?; Kudremukh (Karnataka) taken in May 2007; Id Please Cherapunjee – indiantreepix | Google Groups Another Cleome (? monophylla) – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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Cleome spinosa_RKC03_22072012: No images seen now.
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

Cleomaceae
Loc.: Da Lat City, Vietnam
July, 2012

Beautiful sir, I have been long searching this plant’s name and now I got it. This is commonly seen as ornamental in gardens and households.


Yes you are correct…This one is very common in gardens and households….Even in NE India.
I’ll upload the photos of two more species soon.


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Flower id request (x-9) : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 5 authors.
Requesting id for this flower. It is most likely garden / ornamental flower (picture taken near Kaas in late Sep, 2012).


Looks like Cleome speciosa..


Agree with …


Could be even Cleome hassleriana.


efi pages on Tarenaya hassleriana (Syn. Cleome hassleriana ) & Cleoserrata speciosa (Syn: Cleome speciosa


Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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Cleome Identification:
Cleome sp. – Cleomaceae
This Cleome sp. is collected from Mananthavadi, Wayanad in the 1st Janury 2011.
Please help me for the speies identification.


This could be Cleome hassleriana (Eng Name: Violet Queen)


I support your ID for this plant being Cleome hassleriana


But leaves look different from images of Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) H. H. Iltis 


Tarenaya hassleriana as per discussions & keys in Cleoserrata speciosa and Tarenaya hassleriana- differences


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa


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Tarenaya hassleriana in FOI : 2 posts by 1 author.

Correct images inserted/ placed now, at FOI page.


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa


Thank you for resolving this. The two species have now been corrected on FOI:



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Gynandropsis pentaphylla ? for verification : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Please verify the Id.
Loc;- Near Tungareshwar WLS,
Date;- 09- 01-2013


cleome alright


efi page on Cleome gynandra (Syn. Cleome pentaphylla L.; Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.; Gynandropsis pentaphylla (L.) DC. ….);


It is not cleome gynandra;
Cleome burmanii has 6 stamens like c. gynandra, flowers are pink, but gamble noted that the leaflets are 3 only, but here the leaflets are 5.
may be another variety or species


Cleome species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net)


Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis ??



This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa


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Devgad, Kokan, MH :: Tarenaya hassleriana :: ARK2021-078: 5 images.
This was captured near Devgad, coastal Kokan, MH in Aug 2021.
Guessing this to be Tarenaya hassleriana.


For me the ID looks correct. Wikipedia mentions it as Cleome hassleriana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleome_hassleriana


According to both WFO and POWO correct name is Cleome houtteana Schltdl (Syn: Cleome hassleriana Chodat; Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis)


This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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Flower for id -29122018SH1 : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) – 3 mb & 4 mb.
Flower for id pl.
Location – Wayanad (Kerala)
Date – November 2018

Cleome sp.


Cleome sp


Thanks … Does it come in other colours also apart from white ? Is it Cleome spinosa ?


I have seen pink, magenta, violetish/deep magenta tinged with ???blue(may be hybrids) and yellow in gardens in New york (cultivated) and

in countryside//by ponds in bengal. the color had mainly been pink and reddish tinged white, dont know if these were garden escapees or planted by the pond owner, then and self seeded.
Cleome makes a lot of seeds. dont know the cultivar names.

Does not match with any species of Cleome in efi so far as per

Pl. check images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/cl/cleomaceae/tarenaya 


yes. you are right. looks close but Cleome can a have a very wide variation. if one googles White cleome flower or cleome flower variations

one will also find a name: “cleome white queen” or Cleome hassleriana….
and Daves garden shows a picture very similar to ours here of Cleome hassleriana.
so. take your pick. what you pick is fine by me because this is all we have to go by unless one does genetic analysis etc

I think it should be Tarenaya hassleriana only.
Flora of North America says Tarenaya hassleriana is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is often cultivated and has sometimes escaped and naturalized. In cultivation and various floras, it has long been treated under the name Cleome spinosa; that name properly applies to the next species (i.e. Tarenaya spinosa (Jacquin) Rafinesque).
I have also checked keys in Flora of North America along with resources on net. To me seppals do not look ± glandular-pubescent. Also this species is not cultivated as stated in Flora of North America

It is also possible that we are not able to see ± glandular-pubescent nature of sepals with these images.
FoNA for Tarenaya spinosa (Jacquin) Rafinesque says sepals green, lanceolate, 6-8 × 0.8-1.3 mm, glandular-pubescent; petals white or greenish white (somewhat reddish abaxially), …. stamens white, 20-50 mm; anthers 9-10 mm.
While for Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) H. H. Iltis, it states sepals (reflexed after anthesis), green, linear-lanceolate, 5-7 × 0.8-1.3 mm, glabrous; petals usually pink or purple, sometimes white (or fading to white by second day), …. stamens purple, 30-50 mm; anthers 9-10 mm.
So tentatively I am keeping it as Tarenaya spinosa (Jacquin) Rafinesque for the time being.

This is Cleoserrata speciosa as the stamens are inserted together in a club like stub above the bottom as per discussions at Cleome gynandra L. from Kamrup district, Assam and as per keys at Cleoserrata speciosa



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