The Beauty of Cleome Rutidosperma Flowers

in hive-185836 •  8 months ago 


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Hello Steemit friends! How are you today? In this post I want to share a story about the Maman Lanang Flower or Cleome Rutidosperma.

I discovered these flowers behind my house. They are so small that a macro lens is necessary to fully appreciate their beauty. Initially, I did not know the name of these flowers. However, after using Google Lens, I found out that they are known as ‘maman lanang’ in the local language or Cleome Rutidosperma in Latin.

These flowers belong to a weed or invasive plant species. Such weeds are commonly found in oil palm plantations and other types of farms. It is unsurprising to find them behind my house, considering there is an unproductive field left to overgrow with shrubs and bushes.

These weeds are actually harmful as they can reduce the productivity of crop yields. Moreover, they are also found along roadsides, in rice fields, on farms, and in residents’ plantations. These weeds can even live as epiphytes on stones and wood trunks.

Interestingly, these weeds contain compounds with anti-cancer properties, namely alkaloids and flavonoids. These compounds have the potential to act as anti-cancer agents. They can halt the proliferation of cancer cells at certain phases or during cell cycle events, thereby stopping the mitosis of cancer cells at metaphase. Therefore, these weeds can actually be beneficial for cancer patients.

I quickly grabbed my Vivo v23 camera equipped with an external macro lens. The grey hues it emitted added to the beauty of these flowers. I hope you can enjoy them as well.


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That's my post today. Hope it is useful. Thank you for your attention.

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