Holud hurhuri, Asian spider flower, Cleome viscosa

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Holud hurhuri or Asian spider flower (Cleome viscosa, family: Cleomaceae) is a small-sized annual herb with branches, up to 1 mm in height. The herb is native to tropical Africa, tropical Australia, Malaysia and South Arabia. It has become introduced in South Asia. 


Common names: Holud hurhuri,  Asian spider flower, Dog mustard, Yellow Spider Flower, Wild mustard, Sticky cleome.


Leaves are palmately compound, leaflets 3-5, odorous, glandular, hairy, viscose, elliptical-ovate, 1-4 cm long.


Flowers are pale yellow, on axillary raceme. Sepals 4, 3-6 mm long, hairy and glandular, petals 4 and 8-15 mm long, stamens numerous and 4-8 mm long. The plant produces flower from January to June. Fruit is 4-7 mm long, viscose and hairy; seed dark brown to black.


Leaves are used in paratyphoid, dysentery, bronchitis, gonorrhea, ear-sore and external application to wounds and ulcers. The seeds are anthelmintic and carminative and are used in arthritis, piles, worm and fever. Leaves are often eaten as vegetables.


It is found everywhere in Bangladesh as weed.

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  1. Blooming FloristApril 24, 2021 at 5:00 PM

    These flowers are beautiful. Your article is very informative and I liked your way to express your views in this post. The article you have shared here is very informative and the points you have mentioned are very helpful. Thanks for sharing this article here. Grand Opening Flower Kl

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  2. AnonymousOctober 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM

    BLESSED YOU SIR FOR BEEN LET MANY PEOPLE'S KNOW THAT GOD WAS ALREADY GAVE US MANY THING TO BE USE FOR OUR CURRING ANY KIND OF SICKNESS ESPECIALLY THIS PLANS CALLED CLEOME VISICOSA,BLESSED YOU SIRIN YORUBA LANGUAGE WE CALLED IT EKUKU IGBO OR EKUKU ODAN,FOR FOR WHOM KNEW ESPECIALLY FROM HUNTERS FAMILIES🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👏👏👏👑

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