Cleome viscosa

Cleome viscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleome
Species: C. viscosa
Binomial name
Cleome viscosa
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.
  • Cleome acutifolia Elmer
  • Cleome icosandra L.
  • Polanisia icosandra (L.) Wight & Arn.
  • Polanisia microphylla Eichler
  • Polanisia viscosa (L.) Blume
  • Sinapistrum viscosum (L.) Moench

Cleome viscosa, the Asian spiderflower,[2] is an annual herb, up to a meter high. It belongs to family Capparidaceae. It is commonly found in rainy season.

The crushed leaves have been investigated as a treatment on stored seeds of cowpea, to prevent weevil infestation.[3]

The leaves are use as external application to wounds and ulcers. The seed are anrhelmintic and carminative Juice of leaves is used as remedy against discharge of puss from the ear.

References

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  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 17 May 2016
  2. ↑ "Cleome viscosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Dabire, C.L.B.; Niango Ba, M.; Sanon, A. (2008), "Effects of crushed fresh Cleome viscosa L. (Capparaceae) plants on the cowpea storage pest, Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)", International Journal of Pest Management, 54 (4): 319–326, doi:10.1080/09670870802266953


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