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Botanical Name: Cleome rutidosperma
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Family: Cleomaceae
Common Name: निळी तिळवण
Etymology - Genus: Ancient name for a mustard-like plant
Etymology - Species: Wrinkling, rutilant, shining, referring to seed
Ecosystem: Annual
Origin: Foreign
Location: Udupi, Karnataka
Description: Small size herb with angled stem.Compound trifoliate leaf with a short petiole.Glabrous, elliptical leaflets.Single flower arise from leaf axilVery bright blue colour flower occurs on a long stack.4 free petals are arranged on one side. Middle two petals have a characteristic white spot.Pods taper of either sides, extend outward like a sword.
Root type: Adventitious
Stem Appearance: Herb
Stem Cross Section: Angled
Stem Texture:
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Small size herb with angled stem.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Trifoliolate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Compound trifoliate leaf with a short petiole.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Elliptic
Lamina Bases: Cuneate
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Glabrous, elliptical leaflets.
Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence:
Bract:
Inflorescence Description: Single flower arise from leaf axil
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
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Flower Description: Very bright blue colour flower occurs on a long stack.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic polysepalous
Calyx Persistance: Caducous
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Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 4
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Basifixed
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Androecium Number of Stamens: 6 free stamens
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Floral Parts Description: 4 free petals are arranged on one side. Middle two petals have a characteristic white spot.
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Fruit type:
Fruit type Description: Pods taper of either sides, extend outward like a sword.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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