Cleome amblyocarpa

Family: Cleomaceae

What it is like

A shrub.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in arid areas.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Saudi Arabia

How it is used for food

The dried leaves are used as flavouring.

Edible parts

Leaves - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Durret an-na'am, Ifenah, Khinnez, Mkhinza

Synonyms

Cleome africana Botsch.; Cleome amblyocarpa var. glandulosa (Forssk.) Botsch.; Cleome arabica var. amblyocarpa (Barratte & Murb.) Ozenda; Cleome daryoushiana Parsa;