DV - 25AUG10 - 1256 :: ¿ Chlorophytum breviscapum ?

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear friends,
Would this be Chlorophytum breviscapum ?
ID please



Date/Time : August 25, 2010 at 12.56pm IST
Location Place : Kas plateau
Altitude : about 1231 m (above mean sea level)
GPS : around 17°43'24.70"N 73°49'36.05"E

Habitat : lateritic plateau / grassland
Type : --

Plant
Habit : herb
Height : about 1 - 1½ feet
Length : - not a climber -

Leaves
Type : clustered at ground
Shape : do not know
Size : perhaps, about a foot long x 3 - 4 inches wide, not sure.

Inflorescence
Type : raceme, rising from leaf cluster
Size :  not sure.

Flowers
Size : about 20 - 25 mm
Colour : white
Calyx : do not know
Bracts : do not know

Fruits
Type : do not know
Shape : do not know
Size : do not know
Seeds : do not know

Other Info

Fragrance : do not know
Pollinator : do not know
Uses : do not know

 

Regards.

[Dinesh Valke]

... any validations OR comments, please.
Regards.

[shrikant ingalhalikar]

Scape short, bracts not forming a cone at apex would be C. glaucoides.
Picture shown on page 139 FOS is C. glaucum. Regards, Shrikant

On Oct 6, 1:05 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... any validations OR comments, please.
> Regards.
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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very very much, Shrikant ji for the ID.
Regards.

[Dinesh Valke]

Shrikant ji, would local name of this plant, Chlorophytum glaucoides (put in FFOS) as kapar musali be कपार मुसळी ?

[Dinesh Valke]

ID further validated by Ajay Nalavade ji ... excerpt of his message:

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The plant is Chlorophytum glaucoides Blatt.

regarding C. glaucum Dalz. the anthers are larger than the filament.

and about C. breviscapum Dalz. leaves are elongate dark green.

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Regards.