Cleomaceae
Khouniza
Cleome arabica
- Family
- Cleomaceae
- Genus
- Cleome
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Common names
By language (4)
- aeb
- منيتنة
- Arabic
- مجنونة, وحش
- Chinese
- 库尼扎, 阿拉伯白花菜, 阿拉伯醉蝶花
- English
- Khouniza
Synonyms
- Cleome aschersoniana Pfund
- Cleome siliquaria R.Br.
- Cleome trinervia Fresen.
- Siliquaria arabica (L.) Raf.
- Sinapistrum lanatum Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- January to March (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Gidip, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.