Kumur / Forest Spider Lily
Pancratium triflorum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering
- April-June
How to identify Kumur
Identify Kumur 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: Grass-like narrow.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kumur.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pancratium triflorum
- Genus
- Pancratium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry evergreen to dry deciduous forests, also in open areas in grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Grass-like narrowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kumur itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kumur itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বন পেঁয়াজ Bawn Peyanj, পানকুসুম Paankooshoom, শাদাকানুর Shadakanoor
- Tamil
- பங்குசம் Pankusum
- Telugu
- అడవి నీరుల్లి Adavi Nirulli
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ನೀರುಳ್ಳಿ Kaadu Neerulli
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുള്ളി Kaattulli, കാട്ടുള്ളി
- Marathi
- कुमूर Kumur, पानकुसुम Pankusum
About Kumur
Forest Spider Lily (Pancratium triflorum) is a herb in the Amaryllidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Kerala. It grows in dry evergreen to dry deciduous forests, also in open areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Kumur belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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