DV - 25AUG10 - 0802 :: Chlorophytum ¿ bharuchae ?

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear friends,
a wild guess, Chlorophytum ¿ bharuchae ?
ID please



Date/Time : August 25, 2010 at 8.02am IST
Location Place : Pasarani Ghat (near Panchagani)
Altitude : about 1181 m (above mean sea level)
GPS : around 17°56'10.35"N, 73°49'29.81"E

Habitat : wild vegetation along mountain road
Type : wet slopes

Plant
Habit : herb, gregarious
Height : about 2 - 3 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 : dense raceme, rising from leaf cluster, extra-long compared to other species of Chlorophytum seen
Size :  not sure, could be 1 - 1½ feet

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.

[shrikant ingalhalikar]

Scapes tal,l often branched, bracts forming a cone at the apex would
be C. glaucum. Regards, Shrikant

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[shrikant ingalhalikar]

To add C. bharuchae is rare, with shorter scape and with flowers
having one segment with a brown spot at the apex. Regards, Shrikant

On Oct 6, 1:54 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Dinesh Valke]

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