Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Brassicales (20)
Family: Cleomaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Cleome (8)
Epithet: hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv. (10)
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute