Cleomaceae

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Translingual[edit]

Cleome serrulata

Etymology[edit]

From Cleome +‎ -aceae.

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Cleomaceae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – certain flowering plants.

Usage notes[edit]

Many genera have previously been placed in family Capparaceae: Cleome, Cleomella, Dactylaena, Haptocarpum, Oxystylis, Podandrogyne, Polanisia, and Wislizenia. (See Capparaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) Additionally, a recent genetic study failed to distinguish Podandrogyne and Polanisia from Cleome. (See Cleomaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

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