IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Ankit jangir
Ankit Jangir is an explorer and field botanist, currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Botany from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He completed his M.Sc. from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, with a strong focus on plant taxonomy and biodiversity documentation.
- fatehpur shekhawati,sikar Rajasthan.
- Naturally grown
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Cleome gynandra is an errect herbaceous annul herb, which is branched and rather stout. depending on environment it can grow up to 1-1.5 m in height. but it is usually under 1 m in length. Stems and leaf petioles are thickly glandular. they exhibit variable pigmentations ,from green to pink ,or violet to purple.leaves are alternately arranged and stalked. each leaf has 3-7 leaflets ,but most commonly 5,rarely 3-4 ,which are pinnately dissected and stalkless.inflorescence is quietly showy , and is usually up to 30 cm in length.the flowers have long stalk. The flowers measure 1-2.5 cm in diameter, and have 4 sepals, 4 narrow clawed petals, and 6 stamens with long purple filaments, arising from a much elongated receptacle. The petals are white, pale, pink or lilac. The fruit is a long-stalked, dry, spindle-shaped capsule measuring up to 12 cm long and 8-10 mm wide.
