Cleome monophylla L.
Common Name : Spindle pod
Family : Capparidaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT STOCKY ANNUAL HERB, 60 CM HEIGHT, |
STEMS |
BRANCHED, PUBESCENT WITH SOME
HAIRS GLANDTIPPED. |
LEAVES |
2–7.5 X 0.3–2.5 CM., LINEAR-LANCEOLATE TO OBLONG, ACUTE OR
SUBACUTE AT THE APEX, ROUNDED OR SLIGHTLY CORDATE AT THE BASE, ENTIRE,
PUBESCENT ON BOTH SIDES WITH HAIRS OFTEN GLANDULAR. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE A RACEME, ELONGATING
IN FRUIT; FLOWERS PALE ROSE OR MAUVE. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE UP TO 10 CM. LONG,
NARROWLY LINEAR, PUBERULOUS, STRAIGHT OR SLIGHTLY CURVED, NARROWED TO BOTH
ENDS WITH UP TO 6 LONGITUDINAL NERVES ON EACH VALVE. |
SEEDS |
DARK BROWN, 1.8 MM IN DIAMETER,
RADIALLY RIDGED WITH THE RIDGES BEARING MINUTE PUBERULOUS INCRUSTATIONS. |