Cleome rutidosperma
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Fringed spiderplant
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCleome rutidosperma, commonly known as fringed spider flower or purple cleome, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome of the family Cleomaceae, native to tropical Africa. This species is an invasive weed throughout most lowland wet tropical areas of Asia and Australia. It is a very common weed of lawns.
Description
An annual herb. It grows 50 cm tall. It branches from the base. The stems have fine hairs. The leaves are alternate and have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalks is 7 cm long. The leaflets are 1-6 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are collected and cooked as a vegetable or added to soup, though they have a bitter taste. It is cultivated in some places as a vegetable of local importance.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are collected and cooked as a vegetable or added to soup. They have a bitter taste.
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Medicinal Uses
It possibly has anti-cancer properties.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows at low altitudes in hot humid conditions. It grows up to 400 m above sea level. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 1,700-3,000 mm. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Africa*, Angola, Asia, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, China, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, East Africa, Equatorial-Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guiana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indochina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Laos, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nigeria, North America, Pacific, Philippines, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Virgin Islands, West Africa, West Indies, West Timor, Zambia,
Cultivation
A plant of the wet, lowland tropics, growing in areas with a mean annual rainfall within the range 1,700 - 3,000mm. The plant has become a weed in many areas in the tropics, often spreading freely and becoming invasive. It spreads by seed, which is dispersed by water, in farm machinery, farm produce and often by ants
Other Information
It is cultivated in some places. It is a vegetable of local importance only.
Notes
There are about 150 Cleome species. Also put in the family Capparaceae and they may be changed to the Brassicaceae. It possibly has anti-cancer properties.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves raw | 81 | 239 | 57 | 5.5 | — | — | 2.7 | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bodji-bu-butsangi, Garseya, Inzi, Kabangasheshe, Kinaski ciile, Maman, Mu ala, Mushaaka kanamafuji, Nanjinda
References (26)
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- Codjia, J. T. C., et al, 2003, Diversity and local valorisation of vegetal edible products in Benin. Cahiers Agricultures 12:1-12
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- Yamada, T., 1999, A report of the Ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the Eastern part of the former Zaire. African Study Monographs 20(1):1-72
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