Cadaba fruticosa Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Capparaceae > Cadaba

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are alternate and oval with rounded tips. The flowers are in groups at the end of branches. The flowers have 4 petals. The fruit are cylinder shaped and leathery.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are made into a soup and flavouring added. The fruit are pickled with lime juice.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Flatulence (bark), Anthelmintics (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Cathartics (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Menstruation-inducing agents (leaf), Urination disorders (leaf), Vitiligo (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Deobstruent (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Cathartics (root), Fever (root), Laxatives (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Syphilis (root), Urination disorders (root), Uterine diseases (root), Deobstruent (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Dysentery (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (stem), Uterine diseases (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Cadaba fruticosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146198-1
WFO ID wfo-0000578360
COL ID P77Z
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mozambe levigata Cadaba fruticosa Cadaba indica Stroemia tetrandra Cleome fruticosa