No no, I was saying if, this plant of yours is sold in the market for horticulture purpose then it could one C. comosum. For sure, I have never heard C. comosum being sold as safed musli. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Regards Pankaj
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Pankaj ji > Chlorophytum comosum I think is the common garden plant spider ivy, ribbon > plant, walking Anthericum. > I don't know whether it is also the source of Safed musli. > > -- > 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/ > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Two varieties, one normal green one and the other variegated ones are >> sold in market. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > If this is the one which is sold in the market, then I would love to >> > add one more name, Chlorophytum comosum. >> > Pankaj >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> 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/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 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/ >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > *********************************************** >> > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > >> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > Research Associate >> > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > Department of Habitat Ecology >> > Wildlife Institute of India >> > Post Box # 18 >> > Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
