Cleome rutidosperma  DC.

Fringed Spider Flower, Purple Cleome

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Plants > Angiosperms > Cleomaceae > ​Cleome rutidosperma

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Brassicales
Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleome
Species: rutidosperm

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• Common names: Fringed Spider Flower, Purple Cleome
• Thai names: ผักเสี้ยนขน phak sian khon (Central)
• Chinese names: 皱子白花菜 zhou zi bai hua cai
• Distribution: Native to Tropical Africa. This species is an invasive weed throughout most lowland wet tropical areas of Asia and Australia.
• Image locations: Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat.
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Cleome rutidosperma from Thailand.

Cleome rutidosperma, Chiang Mai, October

Cleome rutidosperma, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Cleome rutidosperma, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Cleome rutidosperma, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Cleome rutidosperma Chonburi July

Cleome rutidosperma Chonburi July

Cleome rutidosperma Chonburi July

Cleome rutidosperma Chonburi July

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References: 
The Plant List
Flora of China
​BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization