Madhuri ji because the leaves are sharp like mother-in-laws tongue. I deliberately did not write earlier. Here is the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciata -- 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 Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > @Gurcharanji Thank you > Oh my God what a name 'mother in laws tongue' why because it looks like a > snake or is it because it looks sharp like a blade ha ha.... I am sorry not > meaning to hurt anyone > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sensevieria trifaciata, snake plant, or mother-in-laws tongue >> >> >> -- >> 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 Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Swetaji You have a very sharp observation. You are right the >>> 2nd pic was a liitle away from the 1st and 3rd. To my untrained eyes both >>> looked similar may be it is something different. Sorry to have caused the >>> confusion. But it is due to ignorance >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like one of the *Sansevieria sps.* >>>> >>>> Are all the three picts from the same plant?! >>>> The 2nd picture looks a little different from the other two's, with >>>> respect to the edges of the lamina... >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Shweta >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Request for identification >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Date/Time-Sep 2011 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Cactus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Height/Length- about 3 ft >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Green dashed >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Bhagyashri >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Bhatt Shweta* >>>> *Doctoral Research Student,* >>>> M.S.U. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > -- 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/
