Cleome chelidonii

Linn. f.

Spider-flower

Cleomaceae Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves 52 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Cleome chelidonii is a species of plant in the family Cleomaceae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and Java.

Description

A herb. It grows 20-40 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. The flowers are blue to violet.

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Edible Uses

Young leaves are eaten. The seeds are used as a spice in curries.

Traditional Uses

The seeds are used as a spice in curries. The young leaves are eaten.

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Medicinal Uses

The heated sap from the leaves is dropped into the ear to cure infections. An infusion of the whole plant is used as a remedy for skin complaints. The root is used as an anthelmintic.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, India, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Vietnam,

Cultivation

A plant of heavy clay soils and often quite wet conditions. Often found in its native habitat as a weed of cultivated fields, where it can be so abundant that the field is coloured reddish-purple by the flowers.

Synonyms

Aubion chelidonii (L.f.) Raf.Cleome chelidonii var. palae C. S. Reddy & V. S. RajuCleome leschenaultii Schult. & Schult.f.Cleome schraderi Schult. & Schult.f.Corynandra pulchella Schrad. ex Spreng. Polanisia chelidonii DC.Polanisia heterophylla Wall.Polanisia leschenaultii DC.Polanisia schraderi DC.

Also Known As

Mangmang tim

References (2)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 203
Thoa P. T. K., et al, 2013, Biodiversity indices and utilization of edible wild plants: a case study of the Cham Island in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. Journal of Research in Environmental Science and Toxicology 2(9) :167-174