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'''Ajagandhā''' a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb. It grows upto 0.6 - 1 m tall. It can found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India.
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|1.5 cm across|whiteWhite|5|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes calyx lobes unequal, glandular, pubescent; petals long clawed, spreading; stamens 6, attached to the long gynandrophore; ovary glandular.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule| 3-4 cm long terete, glandular, tip discoid.|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25 .<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Vol-2 "chemistry"Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN </ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cleome+gynandra "Cultivation details"]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/17/ajagandha-uses-research-dose-side-effects/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
</references>
