Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anthericum tuberosum Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jhinka, Saphed musali, Bhinka, Musli, Bharat baturi (Oria)
    • Biskondri (Hindi)
    • Kusala (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in crest of ghats
  • Flower, Fruit : April-January
  • Collector(s) Name : D.H.Nicolson, T.P.Ramamoorthy, K.N.Gandhi; H.O.Saxena, M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 20-06-1972, 26-08-1982
  • Collection Nos : HFP 2818, RRL 4924
  • Collection Locality : Nagpuri, Hassan district; Jenabil, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Vizianagaram district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Kottayam district
    • Maharashtra : Amravati district, Ratnagiri district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 195
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chlorophytum arundinaceum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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