Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr.

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Basionym : Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth
  • Synonym(s) : Barnardia indica Wight; Drimia acuminata G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes; Drimia bifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf.; Drimia brevifolia Baker; Drimia lanceifolia (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.; Drimia longipedunculata Sweet; Drimia revoluta (L.f.) Sweet; Hyacinthus revolutus L.f.; Lachenalia lanceifolia Jacq.; Lachenalia maculata Tratt.; Ledebouria sickenbergeri (Deflers) Speta; Ledebouria yemenensis (Deflers) Speta; Phalangium revolutum (L.f.) Pers.; Phalangium spicatum Poir.; Scilla carnosula van der Merwe; Scilla chiovendae Cufod.; Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr; Scilla indica (Wight) Baker; Scilla lanceifolia (Jacq.) Baker; Scilla livida Baker; Scilla maculata (Tratt.) Schrank; Scilla maculata Baker; Scilla moschata Schönland; Scilla neumannii Engl.; Scilla revoluta (L.f.) Baker; Scilla richardiana Buchinger ex Baker; Scilla sickenbergeri Deflers; Scilla spathulata Baker; Scilla yemensis Deflers; Sugillaria lanceifolia (Jacq.) Salisb.; Xeodolon revolutum (L.f.) Salisb.; Hypoxis violacea Schult. & Schult.f.; Melanthium hyacinthium B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop
  • Common name : South Indian Squill, Common Ledebouria
  • Vernacular name :
    • Koli-Kanda (Hindi)
    • Bhuikanda, Khajkanda (Marathi)
    • Narivengayam (Tamil)
    • Kadu bellulli (Kannada)
    • Suphadi khus (Bengali)
    • Lahankal-kamdo (Konkani)
    • Kachu gadda, Adavi tellagadda (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy or barren slopes and forest margins
  • Comments / notes : Often on plains to about 1400 m. altitude, on bare slopes, in thin layer of soil by the rocks.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Eritrea to South Africa, South-West Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 241
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Scilla hyacinthina. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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