Nimmo Kuli / Lax-Flowered Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum nimmonii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Nimmo Kuli
Identify Nimmo Kuli 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Loosely spaced (lax) flower spike.
- Confirm leaf shape: Strap-like/grass-like.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nimmo Kuli.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Strap-like/grass-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nimmo Kuli 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 Nimmo Kuli itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- निम्मो कुली Nimmo kuli
About Nimmo Kuli
A member of the Liliaceae family, Lax-Flowered Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum nimmonii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Nimmo Kuli belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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