Dinesh ji If not these four species, then out of the remaining two, it can't be C. arundinaceum which has much broader oblanceolate leaves. I may be C. attenuatum having linear leaves, erect naked scape. Let us wait for more comments.
-- 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 12:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
