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Cleome briquetii

Polhill

Cleomaceae Edible: Leaves

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The New York Botanical Garden

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Description

A tropical herb in the Cleomaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa,

Synonyms

Cleome brachypoda Gilg & Benedict

References (2)

  • Glover et al, 1969,
  • Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 76

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