Travanti / Indian Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum indicum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- June-November
How to identify Travanti
Identify Travanti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Strap-like/grass-like.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Travanti.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Strap-like/grass-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Travanti itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Travanti itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Travanti
About Travanti
A member of the Liliaceae family, Indian Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum indicum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in hill slopes of deciduous forests, also in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Travanti belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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