Dek Akeo

Traditional vegetable meal in Northern Uganda prepared by boiling it in hot water mixed with groundnut paste

Cleome gynandra is a species of Cleome that is used as a leaf vegetable. It is known by many common names including Shona cabbage, African cabbage, spiderwisp, cat's whiskers, and stinkweed. It is an annual wildflower native to Africa but has become widespread in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world.