Ban Kasur / Himalayan Lily Turf
Ophiopogon intermedius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam & more
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Ban Kasur
Identify Ban Kasur 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Strap-like/grass-like.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ban Kasur.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ophiopogon intermedius
- Genus
- Ophiopogon
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands, also Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Thailand, West China, Nepal
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Strap-like/grass-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Kasur 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 Ban Kasur itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- बन कसुर Ban Kasur, गाडे माला Gaade Maalaa
About Ban Kasur
Himalayan Lily Turf (Ophiopogon intermedius) belongs to the Liliaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam and 11 other states. It grows in shola forests and grasslands, also Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Ban Kasur belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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