Devgad, MH, June 2025 :: Chlorophytum (?) for ID :: ARK2025-075

[Alka Khare]

Hello friends

This was clicked near Devgad in the Kokan area in Maharashtra in late May 2025. The monsoon was early this year.

Had also clicked it around mid-June in 2019. The monsoons were highly delayed that year.

Unfortunately have not seen its flowering in both the years. But I think, the leaves appear before the flowers.

A possible name could be Chlorophytum malabaricum (as per an unrelated FB post talking about this found aplenty on the 'kokni sada (कोकणी सडा) around the same time - https://www.facebook.com/profile/100070871664730/search/?q=chlorophytum)

Is it possible to ID?

Thanks and regards

Alka Khare

[Alka Khare]

One more

Both the times, I found this growing at exactly the same place.

[Saroj Kasaju]

I guess this is other than Chlorophytum sp.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Alka Khare]

OK Saroj ji

Can it be Pancratium parvum?

Thanks and regards

Alka Khare

[Saroj Kasaju]

Cannot say  Aka Ji.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[J.M. Garg]

Also check:
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/pancratium-triflorum/

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[J.M. Garg]

What do you say, Alka ji?

[Alka Khare]

For some reason, this was labelled Pancratium parvum in my records. I am not sure if this ID was provided by an expert on some other forum.

Will wait for a chance to be there next year around a time (after this vegetative state) to see the flowers.

Or perhaps some expert from the Konkan area who could help. Perhaps Aditya Dharap ji.

I think we should leave it unsolved for now, what with the lack of any discernible features to ID it correctly.

Regards

Alka Khare

[Adittya Dharap]

Hi,

To me it seems to be closer to Chlorophytum sp. rather than Pancratium.

Most of the Pancratium spp. are hysteranthous i.e.

flowers are not contemporary but emerge before leaves. Hence this doesn't seem to be Pancratium.

But the leaves indeed seem to be a little broader for Chlorophytum as well. Hence the identification is speculative and not conclusive.

Best regards 

Adittya Dharap 

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 08:33:23 PM GMT+5:30, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

For some reason, this was labelled Pancratium parvum in my records. I am not sure if this ID was provided by an expert on some other forum.

Will wait for a chance to be there next year around a time (after this vegetative state) to see the flowers.

Or perhaps some expert from the Konkan area who could help. Perhaps Aditya Dharap ji.

I think we should leave it unsolved for now, what with the lack of any discernible features to ID it correctly.

Regards

Alka Khare

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Adittya ji