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Cleome gynandra L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cleome gynandra |
| Family name: |
CLEOMACEAE
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| English name: |
Wild Spider Flower
Spider Wisp
African Spider-flower
Cat Whiskers
Bastard Mustard
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| Sinhala name: |
Wela (වේලා)
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| Tamil name: |
Tayirvalai
Taivelai
Nalvelai
Velai
Acakanta
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| Sanskrit name: |
Thilaparni
Ajagandha
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| Conservation status: |
LC- Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Herb, annual, 0.3 - 1 m tall. Leaves palmately (3 -) 5 (- 7) foliolate; leaflets 1.2 - 7.5 (- 10) X 0.8 - 3 cm, terminal longest, lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate or rhombic, acute, shortly acuminate, acute to subobtuse at base, ciliate to denticulate, minutely pubescent on both surfaces. Flowers white, yellowish, pink or pale purplish, pedicellate in long corymbose racemes. Fruit linear-cylindric, somewhat compressed, slightly curved. Seeds helicoid-reniform, black, rough.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Eye Diseases
Ear Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Pulmonary Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole Plant
Leaves
Roots
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Healing effect
Vermifuge
Pain Killer
Abortifacient
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