Kannada Kanchuwaala / Whiskered Spider Flower
Cleome speciosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Kannada Kanchuwaala
Identify Kannada Kanchuwaala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Whisker-like long stamens.
- Confirm leaf shape: Palmately compound (five+ leaflets).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kannada Kanchuwaala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome speciosa
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America and West Indies
- Distribution
- Introduced Throughout the World
- Found in India
- Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Palmately compound (five+ leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kannada Kanchuwaala itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kannada Kanchuwaala itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Kannada Kanchuwaala
About Kannada Kanchuwaala
A member of the Capparaceae family, Whiskered Spider Flower (Cleome speciosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam. It is grown in gardens. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Kannada Kanchuwaala belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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