Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.
Cleome rutidosperma DC. Cleomaceae, also placed in Brassicaceae, Capparaceae. CN: [Malay - Maman ungu], Yellow cleome. Native of tropical Africa; elsewhere naturalized. A woody scandent herb ca 30-90 cm; single trifoliate leaf; fruit lean capsule, hairy pointing upward. Plant found growing in wet places and considered as lesser weed. The species (aside the cultivated Maman putih,
C. gynandra) is also suitable and collected by natives for making pickle, the "jeruk maman", fermented using cooked rice.Synonym(s):
Cleome ciliata Schumach.Ref:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409503
