I read the descriptions from K M Matthew flora on *An excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India *and got confirmed this as *Ophiopogon intermedius*D. Don. Thanks Manudevji; but there are three varieties reported from Tamil Nadu i.e var. *intermedius*, var.*gracilipes*, var.*pauciflorus. *I don't have good pictures now to classify unto variety level. If key is available, I could check it in the field.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the lead Manudevji. > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:31 PM, manudev madhavan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> This could be *Ophiopogon intermedius* D. Don (Haemadoraceae) >> I could collect the same species from Valpparrai last week. I could see a >> large number of plants on the way to Valparrai from Sholayar >> >> regards >> >> On Friday, 20 July 2012 11:49:38 UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, >>> Please help me to identify this Lillaceae plant found in wet forest >>> floor. first I thought this could be a grass, but its not. Is this any >>> *Scilla* sp.? >>> The whole plant not exceeding 20cm and leaves were of 1cm broad. The >>> flowers were 1.5cm across. Is this a native species? >>> >>> Place: Vaalparai, TN >>> Habitat: wet evergreen >>> Date: 12 July 2012 >>> Alt.: 970 m asl >>> >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Care Earth Trust >>> #15, second main road, >>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>> Chennai - 600 061 >>> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
