Safed-Musli / Edible Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum tuberosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- May-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chlorophytum tuberosum
- Genus
- Chlorophytum
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In open forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Abyssinia, Sri Lanka, Nepal
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Liliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सफ़ेद मुसली Safed-musli, Musli, Safed Musli
- Nepali
- सेतो मुस्ली Seto Muslee
- Tamil
- Tiravanticham, காப்பாளை
- Kannada
- Dravanti
- Malayalam
- Veluttanilappana, വെള്ള മുസ്ലി
- Marathi
- कुली Kuli, कुली, मुसळीकंद
About Safed-Musli
Edible Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum tuberosum) is a herb belonging to the Liliaceae family (Lily Family). It is typically found in in open forests. Native to Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, it is distributed across India, Myanmar, Abyssinia, Sri Lanka, Nepal. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-December. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Safed-Musli belongs to the Liliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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