Jungali Pyaaj / Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- April-September
How to identify Jungali Pyaaj
Identify Jungali Pyaaj 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: Purple-spotted leaves (African hyacinth).
- Confirm leaf shape: Broad lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jungali Pyaaj.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ledebouria revoluta
- Genus
- Ledebouria
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical East Africa, Yemen
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungali Pyaaj itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jungali Pyaaj itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली प्याज jungali pyaaj
- Tamil
- காட்டு வெங்காயம் kattu venkayam, நரி வெங்காயம் nari venkayam
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ kaadu bellulli, ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ
- Malayalam
- നരിവെങ്കായം narivenkaayam
- Marathi
- भुईकांदा bhuikanda, खाजकांदा khajkanda, रानकांदा rankanda
About Jungali Pyaaj
Common African hyacinth (Ledebouria revoluta) is a herb in the Liliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and 4 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to September.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Jungali Pyaaj belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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