Thank you Ajay for this write up... For several years observed the houseplant : spiderplant ie Cholorphytum comosum ... i was very impressed with its survival strategy ... it reproduces by runners, producing "Baby plants" with roots and all, flowers and seeds, and by by local multiplication of the roots, so the mother plants have to be divided ie more new plants... so three ways it reproduces right there in the houseplant pot in your balcony or even dining room table...
MY QUESTION TO YOU Ajay IS THIS WHAT THESE SPECIES YOU ARE STUDYING IN INDIA DO as survival / reproducing strategy? Thanks Usha di On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Ajay Nalawade <[email protected]>wrote: > > Dear all, > > I am writing few words about Genus -* Chlorophytum Ker.Grawl. *I hope > * *these words and some photographs may clear the doubts about *Chlorophytum > nimmonii (Grah.) Dalz* > The genus *Chlorophytum* comprises about 234 species distributed in > the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, majority being in > Africa. Some of the species of the genus are already under cultivation as > ornamental plants. The underground parts are of prime importance in > identification of the *Chlorophytum* species. Many times the species of > the genus are misidentified by inexperienced taxonomists. Also a lot of > variation is found within the species depending upon its distribution which > is not studied properly. The genus is largely ignored by the cytologists > because of the problem in identification of its species. > In India near about 16 species of Chlorophytum are found. Our > department (Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur) had > described two new species i.e. > > 1. *Chlorophytum Kolhapurense sardesai, S. P. Gaikwad & S. R. Yadav* > 2. *Chlorophytum gothanense, Malpure & S. R. Yadav* > > * *Herewith i am sending photographs of *Chlorophytum arundinaceum*, > Baker, *Chlorophytum nimmonii* (Grah.) Dalz, Chlorophytum laxum R. Br. As > dinesh ji says lax flowers in the inflorescence this character not only > found in *C. laxum but *also in *C. nimonii, C. kolhapurense.* and as > Dr. Santosh ji says i am sure this not* **C.**arundinaceum* > I hope this will clear the confusion. Since from two years i am > working on this genus i don't have sufficient data about this genus so my > humble request you all to help me regarding the location details and also > for collection of accessions. Now the Season is coming so please give > report of any species of *Chlorophytum *from your excursions, field > visits. kindly appreciate if any mistake. > Thanking you all. > > Ajay S. Nalawade > Department of Botany > Shivaji University, Kolhapur. > > > > -- Usha di ===========
