Dear Shubhada Ji, As far as i know Chlorophytum borivilianum is kown as Safed musli !! If I am wrong kindly correct me tanay
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Shubhada-- > > This is a new plant for me. I am only familiar with C. comosum, the > common "spider plant" from South Africa. > > Very nice. Thanks for posting. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > *To:* indian tree pix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wed, June 9, 2010 6:06:42 AM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:37816] Chlorophytum tuberosum - second wild > flower of the season > > Hi friends, > I saw second wild flower of the season in the forest at CEC, Goregaon, > Mumbai today. > > Bot. name : Chlorophytum tuberosum > local name :Kuli > Hindi: Safed Musli > famiily Liliaceae > One can see these flowers immediately after the first few showers. The > leaves are cooked and eaten. This herb is also called edible chlorophytum. > Leaves are radical and membranous. > > Etymology: > > Chloros = green and Phyton is a plant. > > Roots are tuberous, hence tuberosum > > > cheers, > shubhada > > > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can > do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

