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===Food===
Tilaparni can be used in Food. Whole plant is cooked as vegetable. The pungent seeds are occasionally used as condiment in curries or in preparation of chutney<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
===Nutritional components===
Cleome viscosa Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Cultivation Details==
Must be sown in sandy, well draining soil and only lightly covered. Requires bright and warm conditions to thrive<ref name="Cultivation details"/>. Tilaparni is available through October to December<ref name="Cultivation detailsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cleome+viscosa Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.56, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS - ) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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