Cleomaceae FAMILY

Cleome monophylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cleome monophylla is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeS. Africa.

HabitatA weed of fields and waste places[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].