✿Agavaceae · Sansevieria
Marul / Indian Bowstring Hemp
Sansevieria roxburghiana
Undershrubindoor
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sansevieria roxburghiana
- Genus
- Sansevieria
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Gregarious as an undergrowth in rocky crevices in dry deciduous forests also in the plains
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Agavaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Marul, Murahri, Murva
- Tamil
- Marul-kalang
- Kannada
- ಹೆಗ್ಗುರಂಟಿಕೆ Heggurantike, ಹೆಗ್ಗುರಟಿಗೆ Hegguratige, ಗೊಡ್ಡುಮಂಜಿ Goddu manji
- Malayalam
- Hatukapel
- Marathi
- Murhari
About Marul
Indian Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) is an undershrub belonging to the Agavaceae family (Agave Family). It is typically found in gregarious as an undergrowth in rocky crevices in dry deciduous forests also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-December.
Botanical family
Agavaceae
Agave Family
Marul belongs to the Agavaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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