Monday, June 10, 2024

Cleome rutidosperma var. burmanni (Wight & Arn.) Siddiqui & S.N.Dixit

 

Family: Capparaceae

Synonym: Cleome burmanni Wight & Arn., Sieruela rutidosperma var. burmanni (Wight & Arn.) Roalson & J.C.Hall

Vernacular name: Kattukadugu

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Degraded forest areas, also in the plains

Distribution: Indo-Malesia

Flowering and Fruiting: February-August

Key identification features: Decumbent herbs with trifoliolate leaves and obovate leaflets. The flowers are solitary, axillary, with oblong sepals and obovate petals. The capsule is linear

Uses: The leaves eaten as a cooked vegetable or added to soup. The plant is frequently used in traditional medicine.







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