Taxon:
Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sylva tellur. 110. 1838
Verified:
07/16/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
English
tickweed – wild mustard – yellow cleome –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | | South America | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | West Indies | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Central America | | |
6 | Other | | | | | probable origin tropical Asia |
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Naturalized
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico, United States
Southern America
-
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
-
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Central America
-
REGION:
South America
Other
(probable origin tropical Asia)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Food additives | flavoring | as Cleome viscosa | Maikhuri, R. K. et al. 2000. Cleome viscosa, Capparidaceae: a weed or a cash crop? Econ. Bot. 54:150-154. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231 |
Medicines | folklore | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/ |
Weed | | as Cleome viscosa | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope |