Cleome monophylla - Spindle Pod

❏ Binomial Name : Cleome monophylla L.

❏ Synonym : Cleome cordata,Cleome massae,Sieruela viscosa

❏ Family : Cleomaceae

❏ Common Name : Spindle Pod

❏ Tamil Name : Ellukku sakkalathi

Cleome monophylla Description

Herb, stem branched, angled, striate. Leaves simple, linear-lanceolate, base truncate, margins ciliate, apex acute; Racemes terminal. Flowers 1-1.5 cm across; pedicel up to 8 mm long, glandular pubescent. Sepals 3-4 mm long, linear, acuminate. Petals pink or light purple, obovate or spathulate, base clawed, apex rounded. Stamens 6; filaments 5-8 mm long, unequal. Ovary 5-8 mm long, linear. Capsule 7-10 cm long, linear, subcylindric, beaked, strongly ribbed, glandular, hairy. Seeds subobicular, ridged, dark brown.

Cleome monophylla Medicinal uses

❀ The roots are chewed in the morning and evening as a treatment for cough

❀ Crushed leaves are rubbed on the head as a treatment for headache

Cleome monophylla Photos