Two varieties, one normal green one and the other variegated ones are sold in market. Pankaj
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- *********************************************** "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

