Mahjaree / Chinese Fairy Bells
Disporum cantoniense
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam & more
- Flowering
- June-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Disporum cantoniense
- Genus
- Disporum
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, Shola forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- India, SE. Asia, Southern China, Japan, Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mahjaree 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 Mahjaree itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- महजरी Mahjaree, सानो कुकुर डाइनु Saano Kukur Daainu
About Mahjaree
Chinese Fairy Bells (Disporum cantoniense) is a herb in the Liliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam and 5 other states. It grows in evergreen forests, Shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Mahjaree belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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