✿Asparagaceae · Chlorophytum
Musli / Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
outdoor
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chlorophytum comosum
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow, grass-likerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Musli itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Seeds are produced in a capsule, 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) long, on stalks (pedicels) that lengthen to up to 12 mm (0.5 in).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Musli itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मुस्ली Musli
About Musli
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is a species in the Asparagaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Botanical family
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Musli belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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