How to identify Gul-E Sumbul
Identify Gul-E Sumbul 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: Dense fragrant flower spike from a bulb (hyacinth).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Whorled.
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad strap-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- Confirm it sits within the Asparagaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gul-E Sumbul.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hyacinthus orientalis
- Genus
- Hyacinthus
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- WhorledrecordedThree or more leaves arise from the same point around the stem.“The leaves are strap-shaped, 15–35 cm (5.9–13.8 in) long and 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) broad, with a soft, succulent texture, and produced in a basal whorl.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Broad strap-shapedrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-E Sumbul itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet“The flowering stem is a raceme, which grows to 20–35 cm (7.9–13.8 in) (rarely to 45 cm (18 in)) tall, bearing 2–50 fragrant purple flowers 2–3.5 cm long with a tubular, six-lobed p” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The flowering stem is a raceme, which grows to 20–35 cm (7.9–13.8 in) (rarely to 45 cm (18 in)) tall, bearing 2–50 fragrant purple flowers 2–3.5 cm long with a tubular, six-lobed p” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-E Sumbul itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kashmiri
- ﮔﹹﻞﹺ ﺳﹹﻤﺒﹹﻞ Gul-e sumbul
- Urdu
- ﮔﹹﻞﹺ ﺳﹹﻤﺒﹹﻞ Gul-e sumbul
About Gul-E Sumbul
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
In culture
It carries a body of folklore around it.
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Gul-E Sumbul belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
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