Shona Cabbage

• أبو قرون

• COMMON NAME:Shona cabbage, African cabbage, spider wisp, cat's whiskers, chin saga and stinkweed.

• ARABIC:أبو قرون

• BOTANICAL NAME:Cleome gynandra L.

• SYNONYMS:Gynandropis gynandra (L.) Briq.

• FAMILY:CLEOMACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Dubai , Sharjah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Sandy

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems branched from base, erect, up to 100 cm, aromatic, glandular. Leaves sticky, 3-5-foliate, oval, on short stalks. Inflorescence long pyramid-shaped spray with many flowers. Flowers 4-petalled, white to pale pink, c. 1 cm across. Fruit on long stalk, slightly hairy-glandular, up to 10 cm long. Flowering from December to March.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60518-2/images