If this is the one which is sold in the market, then I would love to add one more name, Chlorophytum comosum. Pankaj
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan ji ... not capable of providing keys, but almost certainly the > general appearance of the plant posted is not of the following: > > C. borivillianum > C. breviscapum > C. malabaricum > C. tuberosum > > ... that is my thought based on my findings ... may be mistaking. > > Regards. > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> But perhaps not that simple >> There are at least eight species sold under the name Safed Musli, 6 from >> Chlorophytum >> Chlorophytum arundinaceum >> C. attenuatum >> C. borivillianum >> C. breviscapum >> C. malabericum >> C. tuberocum >> Asparagus filicinus >> A gonoclados >> Will have to find a key for these six species to know the species. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> This plant was grown in Herbal Garden in Delhi under the name Safed >>> Musli. I hope it is Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker, Kindly validate. >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >> >> >> > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
