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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> > > >
