✿Capparaceae · Cleome
Cheruvela / Spindle Pod
Cleome monophylla
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome monophylla
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Waste places and cultivated fields
- Habitat type
- Cultivated, Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Asia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Capparaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Cheruvela, Kattukadugu
About Cheruvela
Spindle Pod (Cleome monophylla) is a herb belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is typically found in waste places and cultivated fields. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Cheruvela belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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