Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Spider flower in English is the name of a plant defined with Cleome gynandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gynandropsis triphylla (L.) DC. (among others).

2) Spider flower is also identified with Cleome monophylla It has the synonym Cleome cordata Ehrenb. ex Schweinf., nom. illeg. (etc.).

3) Spider flower is also identified with Gynandropsis gynandra It has the synonym Pedicellaria pentaphylla Schrank (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Systema Vegetabilium (1827)
· Hortus Britannicus (1827)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1833)
· Dansk. Vidensk. Selsk. Afh. (1828)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

If you are looking for specific details regarding Spider flower, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Partial matches: Spider, Flower.

Ends with: Asian spider flower, Wild spider flower.

Full-text (+27): Wild spider flower, Asian spider flower, Kattukkatalai, Cen-tumpai, Naikkaduku, Kukkavaminta, Pilitalvani, Bagra, Hulhul, Naivela, Pivala-tilavan, Kanchuwaala-hoovu, Parhar, Velai, Ban-tori, Kanchuwala-huvu, Kanphodi, Taivelai, Kiloni, Ban-toree.

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