Chlorophytum heynei Baker

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chlorophytum heyneanum Wall. ex Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chlorophytum heynei Baker
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 750m
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Ratnagiri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kollimalai hills Namakkal district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chlorophytum heynei. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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