✿Capparaceae · Cleome
Kannada Kanchuwaala / Whiskered Spider Flower
Cleome speciosa
Herbboth
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam
- Flowering
- April-December
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.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Kannada Kanchuwaala belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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