Bhoomi Sakkare / Pongol Sword
Chlorophytum laxum
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How to identify Bhoomi Sakkare
Identify Bhoomi Sakkare by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Loosely arranged narrow leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow, grass-like.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Asparagaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhoomi Sakkare.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chlorophytum laxum
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow, grass-likerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhoomi Sakkare itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Bhoomi sakkare
About Bhoomi Sakkare
Pongol Sword (Chlorophytum laxum) belongs to the Asparagaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Bhoomi Sakkare belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
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